Meaning of the nameJovelina
- Female
- Jo-ve-li-na
Jovelina is a traditional female name ending in -ina, a diminutive affix of Latin origin, and most frequent among people born before the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Jovelina 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)
- 11,626
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,535
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,429
- people
Jovelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jovelina, 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 (2,827 people).
11,554 women 72 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 Jovelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jovelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.014%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Goiás 0.008%
- Rondônia 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,018 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,948 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,571 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 615 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 575 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 483 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 461 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 449 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 408 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 397 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 367 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 322 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 251 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 228 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 180 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 168 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 166 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 157 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 148 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 127 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 126 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 109 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jovelina
The origin of Jovelina is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ina as a diminutive affix coming from Latin, found in names such as Cristina and Regina, and cites the male Jovelino among the traditional names formed with -ino; the origin of the beginning Jovel- is uncertain. The name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,626 people named Jovelina, with a median age of 66; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina, -ino) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jovelina
What does the name Jovelina mean?
The meaning of Jovelina 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 Jovelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,626 people with the first name Jovelina, which ranks it number 1,535 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Jovelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Jovelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,554 women and 72 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jovelina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.014% of the state's population is named Jovelina (1,948 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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