Meaning of the namePetronilia
- Female
- Pe-tro-ni-li-a
Petronilia is a feminine name close to the Latin Petronilla, a diminutive of Petronia; the sense of the root Petronius is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,590 people named Petronilia, the 6,019th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Petronilia 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)
- 1,590
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,019
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,624
- people
Petronilia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Petronilia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (383 people).
1,582 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 Petronilia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Petronilia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 283 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 187 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 170 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 112 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 101 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Petronilia
The name Petronilla, used in Italian and in ancient Rome, is recorded as a Latin diminutive of Petronia, the feminine of Petronius, a probable Roman family name whose derivation is uncertain. The Brazilian spelling Petronilia is close to this form, but the derivation of Petronilia itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,590 people named Petronilia, with a median age of 70. It is almost always a female name, with the most records among people born from the 1940s to the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Petronilla · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Petronius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Petronilia
What does the name Petronilia mean?
The meaning of Petronilia 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 Petronilia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,590 people with the first name Petronilia, which ranks it number 6,019 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Petronilia a boy's or a girl's name?
Petronilia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,582 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Petronilia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Petronilia (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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