Meaning of the nameQuitéria
- Female
- Qui-té-ri-a
Quitéria is a female name of uncertain meaning, which Behind the Name tentatively relates to Kythereia, a name from Greek mythology.
Meaning
The meaning of Quitéria 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)
- 29,732
- Rank in Brazil
- #828
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 36,305
- people
Quitéria in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Quitéria, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (8,041 people).
29,602 women 130 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 Quitéria is most common
States with the highest share of people named Quitéria in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.246%
- Pernambuco 0.105%
- Sergipe 0.017%
- São Paulo 0.016%
- Ceará 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 9,486 | 0.105% |
| Alagoas | 7,680 | 0.246% |
| São Paulo | 7,147 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 981 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 664 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 599 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 581 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 446 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 382 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 334 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 247 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 217 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 171 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 121 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 114 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 98 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Quitéria
The meaning of Quitéria is uncertain. Behind the Name describes it as possibly a form of Kythereia, the Greek form of Cytherea in mythology, and gives Quitéria as the Portuguese form of Quiteria, a rare name in Spanish that was used in Late Latin. Wiktionary treats Quitéria as equivalent to the English Cytheria. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,732 people named Quitéria; proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Quiteria · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Kythereia · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Quitéria · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Quiteria · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Quitéria
What does the name Quitéria mean?
The meaning of Quitéria 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 Quitéria in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,732 people with the first name Quitéria, which ranks it number 828 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Quitéria a boy's or a girl's name?
Quitéria is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 29,602 women and 130 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Quitéria most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.246% of the state's population is named Quitéria (7,680 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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