Meaning of the nameMarcolina
- Female
- Mar-co-li-na
Marcolina is a feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil; it is listed in Wikidata as a feminine given name in the Italian language.
Meaning
The meaning of Marcolina 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)
- 1,513
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,221
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,195
- people
Marcolina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcolina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (382 people).
1,498 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 Marcolina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcolina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 305 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 208 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 148 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 119 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 101 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 86 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marcolina
Wikidata lists Marcolina as a feminine given name in the Italian language. The origin of the name in Brazil and its meaning are not known for certain. According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -ina is a formative of Latin origin, a diminutive affix. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,513 people named Marcolina, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born before 1960.
Sources
- Wikidata: Marcolina · wikidata.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marcolina
What does the name Marcolina mean?
The meaning of Marcolina 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 Marcolina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,513 people with the first name Marcolina, which ranks it number 6,221 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Marcolina a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcolina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,498 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marcolina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Marcolina (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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