Meaning of the nameTerezina
- Female
- Te-re-zi-na
Terezina is a Brazilian feminine name, spelled with z like Tereza and Terezinha, whose exact origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people named Terezina, the 5,631st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Terezina 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)
- 1,740
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,631
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,297
- people
Terezina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Terezina, 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 (497 people).
1,729 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 Terezina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Terezina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 210 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 131 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 122 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 111 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 92 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 68 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Terezina
The spelling with z resembles Tereza and Terezinha. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) uses Tereza as its entry because it has more records than Teresa, and the Morfemário lists Terezinha among the names with -inha and describes the ending -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin. Wiktionary says the origin of Teresa is obscure. The derivation of Terezina is uncertain. Almost all of the people registered were born up to the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,740 people named Terezina, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tereza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Teresa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Terezina
What does the name Terezina mean?
The meaning of Terezina 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 Terezina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people with the first name Terezina, which ranks it number 5,631 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Terezina a boy's or a girl's name?
Terezina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,729 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Terezina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Terezina (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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