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Meaning of the nameFlorentino

Florentino is a masculine name of Latin origin, a form of Florentinus, 'Florentine', which refers to the city of Florence.

Meaning

“Florentine, from Florence (Florentinus, from Florentia, 'flourishing')”

Source: Wiktionary: Florentinus · Wiktionary: Florentia

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People (2022)
3,003
Rank in Brazil
#3,894
Median age
67 years
2010 Census
4,499
people

Florentino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Florentino, 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 (774 people).

0 women 2,994 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 Florentino is most common

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

  1. Espírito Santo 0.006%
  2. Bahia 0.003%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  4. Goiás 0.002%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5260.001%
Bahia4380.003%
Minas Gerais3390.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2430.002%
Espírito Santo2160.006%
Paraná1820.002%
Goiás1550.002%
Santa Catarina1330.002%
Rio de Janeiro1090.001%
Mato Grosso850.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul770.003%
Pará710.001%
Pernambuco630.001%
Maranhão470.001%
Piauí460.001%
Rondônia460.003%
Tocantins440.003%
Distrito Federal410.002%
Amazonas300.001%
Paraíba300.001%
Sergipe210.001%
Alagoas170.001%
Ceará160.000%

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

About the name Florentino

Behind the Name lists Florentino as the Spanish form of Florentinus. Wiktionary explains Florentinus as 'Florentine', formed from Florentia, 'Florence', with the suffix -inus, and Florentia comes from flōrens, 'flourishing', related to flos, 'flower'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,003 people named Florentino, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Florentinus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Florentia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Florentino · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Florentino

What does the name Florentino mean?

Florentino means “Florentine, from Florence (Florentinus, from Florentia, 'flourishing')”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Florentino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,003 people with the first name Florentino, which ranks it number 3,894 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Florentino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,994 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Florentino?

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

In which Brazilian state is Florentino most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Florentino (216 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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