Meaning of the nameOdineia
- Female
- O-di-nei-a
Odineia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in the name-forming element -néia, common in names such as Edinéia and Marinéia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,582 people named Odineia, the 4,327th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Odineia 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)
- 2,582
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,327
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,960
- people
Odineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odineia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (711 people).
2,570 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 Odineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.011%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 876 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 255 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 223 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 197 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 182 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 114 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 84 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 77 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 73 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 68 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 51 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odineia
The origin of Odineia is uncertain. The name ends in -néia, a feminine element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links, perhaps, to given names such as Dulcinéia or to the formative Ney; Adrineia, Edinéia and Marinéia are among the names with this ending. The name is almost always female, and most records are of people born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,582 people named Odineia, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-néia) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Odineia
What does the name Odineia mean?
The meaning of Odineia 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 Odineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,582 people with the first name Odineia, which ranks it number 4,327 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Odineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Odineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,570 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odineia most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.011% of the state's population is named Odineia (876 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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