Meaning of the nameHerondina
- Female
- He-ron-di-na
Herondina is a spelling of the name Erondina.
Meaning
The meaning of Herondina 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)
- 1,100
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,744
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,400
- people
Herondina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Herondina, 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 (296 people).
1,092 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 Herondina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Herondina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 174 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 138 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 130 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 65 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Herondina
It adds the initial H and is the least recorded in the group.
About the name Erondina
The origin of Erondina and of Herondina is uncertain. The two differ by the initial H, an alternation that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also shows in Heron, with the variant Eron, and in Herondino, with the variant Erondino. They are almost always female names of older generations: most of the people recorded were born before 1970. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,024 people named Erondina, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Other spellings of Erondina
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Erondina | 5,024 |
| Herondina | 1,100 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heron · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Herondino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Herondina
What does the name Herondina mean?
The meaning of Herondina 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 Herondina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,100 people with the first name Herondina, which ranks it number 7,744 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Herondina a boy's or a girl's name?
Herondina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,092 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Herondina most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Herondina (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Herondina?
Erondina. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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