Meaning of the nameQuenia
- Female
- Que-ni-a
Quenia is a Brazilian feminine name whose spelling matches Quênia, the African country, written without the accent; its origin as a given name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Quenia 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)
- 1,955
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,192
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,861
- people
Quenia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Quenia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (772 people).
1,943 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 Quenia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Quenia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 575 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 243 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 240 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 214 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 89 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Quenia
Quenia matches the unaccented spelling of Quênia, the standard form in Brazilian Portuguese of the country's name (Quénia in Portugal), according to Wiktionary. The origin of the name as a given name is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Quenya as a graphic variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,955 people named Quenia, with a median age of 38. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Quênia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Quénia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Quenia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Quenia
What does the name Quenia mean?
The meaning of Quenia 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 Quenia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,955 people with the first name Quenia, which ranks it number 5,192 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Quenia a boy's or a girl's name?
Quenia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,943 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Quenia most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Quenia (240 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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