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Meaning of the namePedrolina

Pedrolina is a Brazilian female name whose formation is not documented; the beginning recalls the name Pedro, from Latin Petrus.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,648 people named Pedrolina, the 5,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Meaning

The meaning of Pedrolina 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)
1,648
Rank in Brazil
#5,860
Median age
67 years
2010 Census
2,307
people

Pedrolina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Pedrolina, 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 (460 people).

1,634 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 Pedrolina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Pedrolina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Maranhão 0.006%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4550.004%
Maranhão4290.006%
Paraná1490.001%
Minas Gerais1220.001%
Espírito Santo850.002%
Mato Grosso810.002%
Santa Catarina780.001%
São Paulo740.000%
Goiás370.001%
Rio de Janeiro330.000%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Rondônia170.001%
Pará160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Pedrolina

The beginning of Pedrolina recalls the name Pedro, which Wiktionary traces to Latin Petrus and Ancient Greek Πέτρος, 'stone, rock'; the formation of Pedrolina itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,648 people named Pedrolina, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The name is almost always female.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Pedro · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Pedrolina

What does the name Pedrolina mean?

The meaning of Pedrolina 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 Pedrolina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,648 people with the first name Pedrolina, which ranks it number 5,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Pedrolina a boy's or a girl's name?

Pedrolina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,634 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Pedrolina most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.006% of the state's population is named Pedrolina (429 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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