Meaning of the nameSalvelina
- Female
- Sal-ve-li-na
Salvelina is a female name of uncertain origin that ends in -ina, a diminutive affix of Latin origin, and is proportionally most common in Santa Catarina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,340 people named Salvelina, the 6,797th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Salvelina 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)
- 1,340
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,797
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,645
- people
Salvelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Salvelina, 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 (393 people).
1,335 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 Salvelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Salvelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 341 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 156 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 153 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 64 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 41 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 41 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Salvelina
The origin of the spelling Salvelina is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin -ina and cites Brazilian names such as Adalvina and Joicelina; the beginning Salvel- has no documented origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,340 people named Salvelina, with a median age of 65.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Salvelina
What does the name Salvelina mean?
The meaning of Salvelina 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 Salvelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,340 people with the first name Salvelina, which ranks it number 6,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Salvelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Salvelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,335 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Salvelina most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Salvelina (341 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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