Meaning of the nameJesuina
- Female
- Je-su-i-na
Jesuina is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with Jezuina, Gesuina and Gezuina as spelling variants in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Jesuina 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)
- 4,819
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,808
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,488
- people
Jesuina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jesuina, 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 (1,200 people).
4,780 women 39 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 Jesuina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jesuina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Goiás 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,457 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 1,003 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 683 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 238 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 210 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 180 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 165 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 91 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 89 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jesuina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Jesuina with the spelling variants Jezuina, Gesuina and Gezuina. The origin of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,819 people named Jesuina, almost always women, with a median age of 65; most were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jesuina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jesuina
What does the name Jesuina mean?
The meaning of Jesuina 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 Jesuina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,819 people with the first name Jesuina, which ranks it number 2,808 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Jesuina a boy's or a girl's name?
Jesuina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,780 women and 39 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jesuina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jesuina (1,003 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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