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Meaning of the nameGino

Gino is a masculine name of Italian origin, a short form of diminutives ending in -gino, such as Luigino and Giorgino.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,791 people named Gino, the 5,527th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Gino 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)
1,791
Rank in Brazil
#5,527
Median age
55 years
2010 Census
2,379
people

Gino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (403 people).

0 women 1,790 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 Gino is most common

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

  1. São Paulo 0.001%
  2. Paraná 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo6040.001%
Minas Gerais1620.001%
Paraná1310.001%
Rio de Janeiro1170.001%
Bahia880.001%
Rio Grande do Sul700.001%
Pará640.001%
Santa Catarina620.001%
Mato Grosso600.002%
Amazonas550.001%
Goiás510.001%
Maranhão510.001%
Ceará400.001%
Pernambuco360.000%
Espírito Santo300.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul260.001%
Piauí250.001%
Distrito Federal220.001%
Rio Grande do Norte190.001%
Tocantins180.001%
Alagoas150.001%

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

About the name Gino

Wiktionary records Gino as an abbreviated form of several Italian diminutives ending in -gino, among them Luigino (from Luigi) and Giorgino (from Giorgio). Behind the Name agrees, describing it as an Italian short form of names ending in -gino. Because the name can come from different bases, there is no single meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,791 people named Gino, almost always male, and proportionally the name is most common in São Paulo. Jino is listed as a spelling variant in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Gino · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Gino · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Gino

What does the name Gino mean?

The meaning of Gino 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 Gino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,791 people with the first name Gino, which ranks it number 5,527 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Gino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,790 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Gino?

Gino is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gino most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Gino (604 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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