Meaning of the nameEnestina
- Female
- E-nes-ti-na
Enestina is a Brazilian feminine name, of older use, whose origin is not known for certain and which resembles the name Ernestina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 865 people named Enestina, the 9,130th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Enestina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 865
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,130
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,311
- people
Enestina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enestina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (206 people).
861 women 0 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 Enestina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enestina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 128 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 121 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enestina
The origin of the name Enestina is uncertain. It looks like Ernestina, which Behind the Name describes as a feminine form of Ernesto, but the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists only Hernestina as a spelling variant of Ernestina, and no source links Enestina to it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 865 people named Enestina, with a median age of 70. Almost all are women. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ernestina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Ernestina · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Enestina
What does the name Enestina mean?
The meaning of Enestina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Enestina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 865 people with the first name Enestina, which ranks it number 9,130 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Enestina a boy's or a girl's name?
Enestina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 861 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Enestina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Enestina (121 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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