Meaning of the nameNelsina
- Female
- Nel-si-na
Nelsina is a feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded almost only for women and concentrated among people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 918 people named Nelsina, the 8,772nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelsina 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)
- 918
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,772
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,273
- people
Nelsina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelsina, 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 (250 people).
913 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 Nelsina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelsina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelsina
The origin of Nelsina is uncertain. It ends in -ina, which the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) derives from the Latin -ina, a diminutive affix. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 918 people named Nelsina, with a median age of 68. It is an almost always female name, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The census counts only the first word of the given name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nelsina
What does the name Nelsina mean?
The meaning of Nelsina 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 Nelsina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 918 people with the first name Nelsina, which ranks it number 8,772 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nelsina a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelsina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 913 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nelsina most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Nelsina (202 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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