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Meaning of the nameSevirino

Sevirino is a male name of uncertain origin, a spelling that recalls Severino, with i in place of the second e.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 786 people named Sevirino, the 9,801st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Meaning

The meaning of Sevirino 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)
786
Rank in Brazil
#9,801
Median age
63 years
2010 Census
1,096
people

Sevirino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sevirino, 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 (217 people).

0 women 783 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 Sevirino is most common

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

  1. Paraíba 0.003%
  2. Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco2290.003%
Paraíba1290.003%
Rio Grande do Norte900.003%
Rio de Janeiro670.000%
Alagoas600.002%
São Paulo500.000%
Ceará280.000%
Bahia190.000%
Pará190.000%
Maranhão150.000%

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

About the name Sevirino

The origin of the spelling Sevirino is uncertain. It resembles Severino, which the Brazilian names dictionary, citing Machado (1981), derives from Latin Severinu, derived from Severo. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born between 1940 and 1969. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 786 people named Sevirino, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Severino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Sevirino

What does the name Sevirino mean?

The meaning of Sevirino 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 Sevirino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 786 people with the first name Sevirino, which ranks it number 9,801 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Sevirino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 783 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Sevirino most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Sevirino (129 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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