Meaning of the nameErinete
- Female
- E-ri-ne-te
Erinete is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ete, most frequent among those born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,145 people named Erinete, the 7,552nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Erinete 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)
- 1,145
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,552
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,266
- people
Erinete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erinete, 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 (340 people).
1,140 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 Erinete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erinete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 180 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 124 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 88 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 74 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 31 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erinete
The origin of Erinete is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ete as an element coming from French -ette, from Latin -eta, a diminutive suffix, but does not document how the whole name was formed. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,145 people named Erinete, with a median age of 46. The peak is in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erinete
What does the name Erinete mean?
The meaning of Erinete 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 Erinete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,145 people with the first name Erinete, which ranks it number 7,552 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Erinete a boy's or a girl's name?
Erinete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,140 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erinete most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Erinete (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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