Meaning of the nameKatarina
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Ka-ta-ri-na
Katarina is a spelling of the name Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Katarina 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)
- 7,096
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,146
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,920
- people
Katarina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Katarina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,716 people).
7,059 women 37 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 Katarina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Katarina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Sergipe 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,670 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 623 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 530 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 459 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 406 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 349 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 294 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 275 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 252 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 240 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 233 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 213 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 195 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 180 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 174 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 136 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 125 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 120 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 105 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 105 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 84 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 80 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 40 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Katarina
It swaps the C for K; Katarina is the form that Behind the Name gives for German, the Scandinavian languages and several Slavic languages.
About the name Catarina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), traces Catarina to the Latin Catharina, the name of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, derived from the Greek kathará, 'chaste, pure'. Behind the Name, which gives Catarina as the Portuguese form of Catherine, considers the origin of the Greek Aikaterine uncertain: the hypotheses include an earlier name, Hekaterine, the goddess Hecate and a Greek word for 'torture', and the link with katharos, 'pure', is said to have arisen in early Christianity. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 71,392 people named Catarina, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The spellings in the group differ in the first letter (C or K) and in the TH.
Other spellings of Catarina
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Catarina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Katherine · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Catherine · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Catarina · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Katarina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Katarina
What does the name Katarina mean?
The meaning of Katarina 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 Katarina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,096 people with the first name Katarina, which ranks it number 2,146 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Katarina a boy's or a girl's name?
Katarina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,059 women and 37 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Katarina?
Katarina is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Katarina most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.008% of the state's population is named Katarina (213 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Katarina?
Catarina and Catharina. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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