Meaning of the nameEloina
- Female
- E-loi-na
Eloina is a female name long used in Brazil, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Eloina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 4,261
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,068
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,305
- people
Eloina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eloina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,040 people).
4,240 women 21 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Eloina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eloina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 1,081 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 537 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 497 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 478 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 339 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 201 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 157 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 102 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 83 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 59 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eloina
The origin of the spelling Eloina is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the spelling variants Eloyna and Heloina. According to the Morfemário of the same dictionary, the ending -ina appears in many female names, such as Cristina and Valentina, and comes from a Latin diminutive affix. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,261 people named Eloina, with a median age of 59, almost all born before 2000.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eloina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eloina
What does the name Eloina mean?
The meaning of Eloina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Eloina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,261 people with the first name Eloina, which ranks it number 3,068 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Eloina a boy's or a girl's name?
Eloina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,240 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eloina most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.009% of the state's population is named Eloina (1,081 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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