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Meaning of the nameHermínia

Hermínia is a spelling of the name Erminia.

Meaning

The meaning of Hermínia 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)
4,721
Rank in Brazil
#2,853
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
5,718
people

Hermínia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hermínia, 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 (1,118 people).

4,696 women 25 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 Hermínia is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  2. São Paulo 0.003%
  3. Bahia 0.003%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,4220.003%
Minas Gerais4590.002%
Rio de Janeiro4550.003%
Bahia4490.003%
Paraná3050.003%
Rio Grande do Sul2110.002%
Ceará1690.002%
Santa Catarina1430.002%
Goiás1370.002%
Pernambuco1210.001%
Espírito Santo1080.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1030.004%
Pará900.001%
Piauí800.002%
Maranhão770.001%
Mato Grosso620.002%
Distrito Federal580.002%
Amazonas460.001%
Paraíba460.001%
Tocantins420.003%
Rio Grande do Norte330.001%
Sergipe310.001%
Alagoas230.001%
Rondônia200.001%
Roraima160.003%

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

The spelling Hermínia

It keeps the initial H of the Latin form and is the most common spelling in the group.

About the name Erminia

Hermínia is the feminine form of Herminius, a Roman family name. Behind the Name says the origin of Herminius is uncertain: it may be Etruscan or come from the name of the god Hermes. For that reason the meaning of the name is not known with certainty. Erminia is the spelling without the initial H, listed as a spelling variant of Herminia in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,721 people named Hermínia, with a median age of 69; the name is almost always female.

Other spellings of Erminia

SpellingPeople (2022)
Hermínia4,721
Erminia3,066

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Herminia · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Herminius · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Herminia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Hermínia

What does the name Hermínia mean?

The meaning of Hermínia 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 Hermínia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,721 people with the first name Hermínia, which ranks it number 2,853 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Hermínia a boy's or a girl's name?

Hermínia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,696 women and 25 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Hermínia?

Hermínia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hermínia most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Hermínia (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hermínia?

Erminia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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