Meaning of the nameMiguelina
- Female
- Mi-gue-li-na
Miguelina is a female name ending in -ina, a Latin diminutive suffix, close to the name Miguel, and it appears mostly among people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,763 people named Miguelina, the 4,108th 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 Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Miguelina 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)
- 2,763
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,108
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,608
- people
Miguelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Miguelina, 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 (718 people).
2,753 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 Miguelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Miguelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 602 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 259 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 256 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 245 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 210 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 186 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 175 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 171 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 131 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 65 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 56 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Miguelina
The origin of Miguelina as a name is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain for this spelling. The morpheme list (morfemário) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin -ina, found in Brazilian names such as Amandina and Raquelina. The name Miguel, which the spelling resembles, comes from Hebrew, meaning 'who is like God' according to the same dictionary, and is a form of Michael. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,763 people named Miguelina, with a median age of 63.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Miguel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Miguel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Miguelina
What does the name Miguelina mean?
The meaning of Miguelina 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 Miguelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,763 people with the first name Miguelina, which ranks it number 4,108 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Miguelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Miguelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,753 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Miguelina most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.007% of the state's population is named Miguelina (259 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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