Meaning of the nameGessina
- Female
- Ges-si-na
Gessina is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, spelled with a double s, recorded mainly among people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 684 people named Gessina, the 10,769th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Gessina 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)
- 684
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,769
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,013
- people
Gessina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gessina, 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 (175 people).
680 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 Gessina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gessina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 137 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 55 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 48 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 40 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gessina
The origin of the spelling Gessina is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gesina as a spelling variant of Jesina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 684 people named Gessina, with a median age of 65. It is almost always a female name, with the most records among women born in the 1940s and 1950s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jesina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gessina
What does the name Gessina mean?
The meaning of Gessina 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 Gessina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 684 people with the first name Gessina, which ranks it number 10,769 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gessina a boy's or a girl's name?
Gessina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 680 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gessina most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gessina (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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