Meaning of the nameLaurentina
- Female
- Lau-ren-ti-na
Laurentina is a female name close to Laurentino, which the dictionary derives from Latin Laurentinus; the Latin root Laurentius goes back to the place Laurentum.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,163 people named Laurentina, the 3,748th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 69, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Laurentina 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)
- 3,163
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,748
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,542
- people
Laurentina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laurentina, 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 (816 people).
3,143 women 20 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 Laurentina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laurentina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 799 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 462 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 438 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 222 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 151 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 143 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 135 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 131 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 111 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 92 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 86 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 70 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laurentina
Behind the Name treats Laurentius as a Latin form of Laurence and links it to the place name Laurentum; it cites Laurentia as the old feminine form, not Laurentina. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado, derives Laurentino from Latin Laurentinus, without giving the meaning of the root with confidence. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,163 people named Laurentina, with a median age of 69. The name is almost always female and was given mainly to people born before 1960. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Laurentius · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laurentino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Laurentina
What does the name Laurentina mean?
The meaning of Laurentina 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 Laurentina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,163 people with the first name Laurentina, which ranks it number 3,748 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Laurentina a boy's or a girl's name?
Laurentina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,143 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Laurentina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Laurentina (462 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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