Meaning of the nameGersina
- Female
- Ger-si-na
Gersina is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mainly among people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,051 people named Gersina, the 8,009th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Gersina 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)
- 1,051
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,009
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,556
- people
Gersina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gersina, 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 (292 people).
1,043 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 Gersina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gersina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 276 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 142 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 119 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 71 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 55 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gersina
The origin of the name Gersina is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the element Ger- (also Jer-), from Germanic for 'spear', in names such as Geralda and Gertrudes, but it is not known whether Gersina contains it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,051 people named Gersina, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gersina
What does the name Gersina mean?
The meaning of Gersina 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 Gersina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,051 people with the first name Gersina, which ranks it number 8,009 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gersina a boy's or a girl's name?
Gersina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,043 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gersina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gersina (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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