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Meaning of the nameRegino

Regino is a masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded in Brazil in people of every decade since before 1940.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,084 people named Regino, the 7,823rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Meaning

The meaning of Regino 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)
1,084
Rank in Brazil
#7,823
Median age
55 years
2010 Census
1,438
people

Regino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Regino, 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 (234 people).

0 women 1,075 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 Regino is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais1800.001%
São Paulo1170.000%
Maranhão1130.002%
Bahia930.001%
Ceará830.001%
Piauí730.002%
Rio de Janeiro640.000%
Pará470.001%
Goiás460.001%
Tocantins340.002%
Amazonas320.001%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul210.001%
Mato Grosso200.001%
Paraná190.000%
Distrito Federal190.001%
Pernambuco180.000%

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

About the name Regino

The origin of Regino is uncertain. Wiktionary lists Regino as a masculine given name in Spanish and in Portuguese, without an etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,084 people named Regino, with a median age of 55. The name is almost always male. The largest group was born in the 1960s, with records from before 1940 to the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Regino (en) · en.wiktionary.org · usage
  2. Wikcionário: Regino · pt.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Regino

What does the name Regino mean?

The meaning of Regino 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 Regino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,084 people with the first name Regino, which ranks it number 7,823 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Regino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,075 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Regino most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Regino (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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