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Meaning of the nameJarina

Jarina is a Brazilian feminine name whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,126 people named Jarina, the 7,634th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Meaning

The meaning of Jarina 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)
1,126
Rank in Brazil
#7,634
Median age
41 years
2010 Census
1,292
people

Jarina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jarina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (307 people).

1,123 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 Jarina is most common

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

  1. Ceará 0.003%
  2. Pará 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Ceará2730.003%
Pará1570.002%
São Paulo1370.000%
Rio de Janeiro740.001%
Maranhão630.001%
Amazonas570.001%
Pernambuco450.001%
Minas Gerais300.000%
Alagoas280.001%
Rio Grande do Sul260.000%
Goiás260.000%
Paraná240.000%
Bahia210.000%
Rondônia200.001%
Rio Grande do Norte180.001%
Piauí170.001%
Mato Grosso150.000%

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

About the name Jarina

The origin of the name Jarina is uncertain. It is an almost always feminine name, recorded mostly among people born between the 1960s and the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,126 people named Jarina, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jarina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Jarina

What does the name Jarina mean?

The meaning of Jarina 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 Jarina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,126 people with the first name Jarina, which ranks it number 7,634 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Jarina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,123 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Jarina most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jarina (273 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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