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Meaning of the nameJesuíno

Jesuíno is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, used almost always by men, and the Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil lists the similarly spelled Jesuina.

Meaning

The meaning of Jesuíno 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)
5,079
Rank in Brazil
#2,712
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
6,472
people

Jesuíno in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jesuíno, 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 (1,279 people).

0 women 5,060 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 Jesuíno is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.009%
  2. Mato Grosso 0.006%
  3. São Paulo 0.003%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.003%
  5. Goiás 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,4350.003%
Bahia1,3210.009%
Minas Gerais5870.003%
Mato Grosso2300.006%
Paraná2260.002%
Goiás1580.002%
Pará1200.002%
Rio de Janeiro1180.001%
Espírito Santo950.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul950.003%
Piauí900.003%
Maranhão720.001%
Ceará700.001%
Rio Grande do Sul580.001%
Distrito Federal550.002%
Tocantins550.004%
Santa Catarina500.001%
Amazonas450.001%
Rondônia450.003%
Pernambuco420.001%
Rio Grande do Norte200.001%
Amapá180.003%
Acre170.002%
Paraíba160.000%
Sergipe160.001%

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

About the name Jesuíno

The origin of the name Jesuíno is uncertain. The Portuguese Wiktionary lists it as a masculine given name, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Jesuina, with the spellings Jezuina, Gesuina and Gezuina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,079 people named Jesuino, with a median age of 62. Most were born before 1970, and proportionally it is most common in Bahia. IBGE does not record accents, so the count combines Jesuino and Jesuíno.

Sources

  1. Wikcionário: Jesuíno · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jesuina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Jesuíno

What does the name Jesuíno mean?

The meaning of Jesuíno 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 Jesuíno in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,079 people with the first name Jesuíno, which ranks it number 2,712 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Jesuíno a boy's or a girl's name?

Jesuíno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,060 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Jesuíno most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.009% of the state's population is named Jesuíno (1,321 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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