Meaning of the nameOlindina
- Female
- O-lin-di-na
Olindina is a feminine name and also the name of a municipality in Bahia; the meaning of the given name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Olindina 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)
- 3,180
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,734
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,091
- people
Olindina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olindina, 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 (726 people).
3,166 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 Olindina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olindina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 415 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 373 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 332 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 324 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 205 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 141 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 127 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 89 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 73 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 70 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 68 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 48 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olindina
Olindina is also the name of a municipality in Bahia, according to Wiktionary. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a feminine formative of the Latin diminutive suffix -ina. Behind the Name records Olinda, of uncertain etymology, perhaps linked to Greek olynthe, 'wild fig'; the link between Olindina and it is not documented, and the meaning of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,180 people named Olindina, with a median age of 69. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The records are almost always female, and most of the people were born before 1970.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Olindina · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- IBGE: Nomes no Brasil, Censo 2022 · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Olinda · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Olindina
What does the name Olindina mean?
The meaning of Olindina 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 Olindina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,180 people with the first name Olindina, which ranks it number 3,734 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Olindina a boy's or a girl's name?
Olindina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,166 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Olindina most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Olindina (332 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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