Meaning of the nameHenriqueta
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Hen-ri-que-ta
Henriqueta is a female name of Germanic origin, formed from Henrique with the suffix -eta, and comes from a name that means 'ruler of the home'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Henrique, 'ruler of the home'”
Source: Wiktionary: Henriqueta · Behind the Name: Henry
- People (2022)
- 1,364
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,701
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,985
- people
Henriqueta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Henriqueta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (331 people).
1,356 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 Henriqueta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Henriqueta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 342 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 230 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 104 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 90 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 49 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Henriqueta
According to Wiktionary, Henriqueta is formed from Henrique plus the diminutive suffix -eta. Behind the Name explains that Henry, whose Portuguese form is Henrique, comes from the Germanic Heimirich, 'ruler of the home', from heim (home) and rih (ruler); this is the meaning of the base name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Enriqueta as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,364 people named Henriqueta, with a median age of 69.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Henriqueta · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Henry · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Henriqueta · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Henriqueta
What does the name Henriqueta mean?
Henriqueta means “feminine form of Henrique, 'ruler of the home'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Henriqueta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,364 people with the first name Henriqueta, which ranks it number 6,701 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Henriqueta a boy's or a girl's name?
Henriqueta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,356 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Henriqueta?
Henriqueta is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Henriqueta most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Henriqueta (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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