Meaning of the nameMaurina
- Female
- Mau-ri-na
Maurina is a feminine name ending in -ina, of uncertain origin, which appears mostly among people born between the 1940s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Maurina 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)
- 7,065
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,155
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,195
- people
Maurina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maurina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,878 people).
7,024 women 41 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 Maurina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maurina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.015%
- Bahia 0.014%
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Rondônia 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,981 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 1,101 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 706 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 631 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 351 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 325 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 235 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 205 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 176 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 170 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 167 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 130 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 120 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 101 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maurina
The origin of Maurina is uncertain, and there is no documented meaning for it. The ending -ina is, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), a diminutive affix of Latin origin that forms names such as Cristina and Regina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,065 people named Maurina, almost always women and born mostly between the 1940s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: formativos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Maurina
What does the name Maurina mean?
The meaning of Maurina 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 Maurina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,065 people with the first name Maurina, which ranks it number 2,155 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Maurina a boy's or a girl's name?
Maurina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,024 women and 41 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maurina most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.015% of the state's population is named Maurina (325 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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