Meaning of the nameMarcina
- Female
- Mar-ci-na
Marcina is a Brazilian feminine name, close to Marcine, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil forms from Márcia and the ending -ine.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 992 people named Marcina, the 8,333rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Marcina 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)
- 992
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,333
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,245
- people
Marcina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcina, 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 (271 people).
986 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 Marcina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 141 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 130 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 104 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marcina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Marcine as formed from Marc(ia)- and -ine, possibly derived from Márcia, and the Morfemário describes -ina as a diminutive affix coming from Latin. The origin of Marcina as a whole is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, for people born from before 1940 to the 1990s, with the most births in the 1950s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 992 people named Marcina, with a median age of 63.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marcine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marcina
What does the name Marcina mean?
The meaning of Marcina 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 Marcina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 992 people with the first name Marcina, which ranks it number 8,333 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Marcina a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 986 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marcina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Marcina (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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