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Meaning of the nameFaustina

Faustina is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Faustino, derived from the Roman cognomen Faustus, 'auspicious'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Faustino (Latin Faustinus), derived from Faustus, 'auspicious, fortunate'”

Source: Behind the Name: Faustina · Behind the Name: Faustino · Behind the Name: Faustus · Wiktionary: Faustus

People (2022)
1,968
Rank in Brazil
#5,171
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
3,042
people

Faustina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Faustina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (527 people).

1,955 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 Faustina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Faustina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  2. Maranhão 0.003%
  3. Bahia 0.002%
  4. Pará 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3650.001%
Bahia2450.002%
Minas Gerais2280.001%
Maranhão1690.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1190.001%
Pará1100.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul1030.004%
Goiás980.001%
Paraná880.001%
Rio de Janeiro600.000%
Piauí570.002%
Mato Grosso510.001%
Santa Catarina360.001%
Ceará340.000%
Pernambuco330.000%
Tocantins260.002%
Rio Grande do Norte250.001%
Espírito Santo230.001%
Distrito Federal230.001%
Amazonas180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Faustina

Behind the Name records Faustina as the feminine form of Faustinus, which is Faustino, derived from the Roman cognomen Faustus. This cognomen means 'auspicious, fortunate' in Latin, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,968 people named Faustina, with a median age of 69.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Faustina · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Faustino · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Faustus · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Faustus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Faustina

What does the name Faustina mean?

Faustina means “feminine form of Faustino (Latin Faustinus), derived from Faustus, 'auspicious, fortunate'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Faustina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,968 people with the first name Faustina, which ranks it number 5,171 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Faustina a boy's or a girl's name?

Faustina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,955 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Faustina?

Faustina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Faustina most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Faustina (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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