Meaning of the nameLeonina
- Female
- Le-o-ni-na
Leonina is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -ina and used mostly by people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,838 people named Leonina, the 5,415th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Leonina 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)
- 1,838
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,415
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,634
- people
Leonina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonina, 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 (463 people).
1,830 women 0 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 Leonina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 520 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 334 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 283 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 128 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 72 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 65 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonina
The origin of Leonina is uncertain. The ending -ina is, according to the Morfemário (list of name elements) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), a diminutive affix from Latin, found in names such as Aurelina, Clarina and Cristina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,838 people named Leonina, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná. Almost all records are female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leonina
What does the name Leonina mean?
The meaning of Leonina 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 Leonina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,838 people with the first name Leonina, which ranks it number 5,415 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Leonina a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,830 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leonina most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.003% of the state's population is named Leonina (283 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Leonina with a source. See the methodology.