Meaning of the nameErineia
- Female
- E-ri-nei-a
Erineia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,251 people named Erineia, the 7,127th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Erineia 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)
- 1,251
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,127
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,451
- people
Erineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erineia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (375 people).
1,246 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 Erineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 276 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 158 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 148 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 102 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 83 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 51 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erineia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the ending -néia, perhaps a fragment of Dulcinéia or the feminine of the formative Ney, in names such as Adrineia, Edneia and Gilneia. The formation of Erineia, however, is not documented, and the origin of the spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,251 people named Erineia, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Morfemário (Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erineia
What does the name Erineia mean?
The meaning of Erineia 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 Erineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,251 people with the first name Erineia, which ranks it number 7,127 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Erineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Erineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,246 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erineia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Erineia (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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