Meaning of the nameGenifer
- Female
- Ge-ni-fer
Genifer is a feminine name whose spelling resembles Jenifer, the Portuguese form of Jennifer, a name of Cornish origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Genifer is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,162
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,852
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,258
- people
Genifer in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genifer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (836 people).
2,134 women 28 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 Genifer is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genifer in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 442 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 260 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 165 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 165 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 165 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 107 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 88 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genifer
The origin of the spelling Genifer is uncertain. Behind the Name lists Jenifer as the Portuguese form of Jennifer, a name that comes from a Cornish form of the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, and Wiktionary records Jenifer as a Portuguese feminine name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,162 people named Genifer, almost all of them female and most concentrated among those born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jennifer · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jenifer · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Genifer
What does the name Genifer mean?
The meaning of Genifer is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Genifer in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,162 people with the first name Genifer, which ranks it number 4,852 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Genifer a boy's or a girl's name?
Genifer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,134 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Genifer most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Genifer (260 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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