Meaning of the nameSebastina
- Female
- Se-bas-ti-na
Sebastina is a Brazilian female name spelled close to Sebastiana, ending in -ina, a Latin diminutive suffix; its exact origin is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Sebastina 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)
- 1,908
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,267
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,969
- people
Sebastina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sebastina, 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 (461 people).
1,896 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 Sebastina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sebastina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 310 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 276 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 193 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 143 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 107 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 74 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 63 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 54 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sebastina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Sebastiana as Sebasti- + -ana, linked to Sebastião, and its Morfemário describes -ina as a diminutive affix coming from Latin. The derivation of Sebastina itself is not documented, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,908 people named Sebastina, with a median age of 65; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. The name is almost always recorded for women, and most were born before 1970.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sebastiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Sebastina
What does the name Sebastina mean?
The meaning of Sebastina 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 Sebastina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,908 people with the first name Sebastina, which ranks it number 5,267 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Sebastina a boy's or a girl's name?
Sebastina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,896 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sebastina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Sebastina (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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