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Meaning of the nameQuintino

Quintino is a male name of Latin origin, from Latin Quintīnus, linked to the old Roman name Quintus, 'fifth'.

Meaning

“derived from the Latin name Quintus, 'fifth'”

Source: Wiktionary: Quintino · Wiktionary: Quintus

People (2022)
1,347
Rank in Brazil
#6,765
Median age
65 years
2010 Census
1,890
people

Quintino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Quintino, 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 (351 people).

0 women 1,341 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 Quintino is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1720.000%
Minas Gerais1340.001%
Bahia1120.001%
Santa Catarina890.001%
Ceará870.001%
Rio Grande do Sul850.001%
Pará840.001%
Maranhão810.001%
Paraná620.001%
Rio de Janeiro590.000%
Goiás570.001%
Amazonas390.001%
Piauí390.001%
Mato Grosso380.001%
Pernambuco300.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul300.001%
Espírito Santo290.001%
Tocantins280.002%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%
Distrito Federal170.001%
Paraíba150.000%

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

About the name Quintino

Wiktionary records Quintino as a learned borrowing from Latin Quintīnus, derived from the Roman name Quintus; that comes from Latin quintus, 'fifth', and was originally given to a fifth child. Behind the Name lists Quintino as the Portuguese and Italian form of Quintin, a variant of Quentin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,347 people named Quintino, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Quintino · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Quintus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Quintin · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Quintino

What does the name Quintino mean?

Quintino means “derived from the Latin name Quintus, 'fifth'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Quintino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,347 people with the first name Quintino, which ranks it number 6,765 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Quintino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,341 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Quintino?

Quintino is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Quintino most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Quintino (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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