Meaning of the nameValderina
- Female
- Val-de-ri-na
Valderina is a Brazilian female name ending in -ina, a diminutive affix of Latin origin; the origin of the whole name and its meaning are uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people named Valderina, the 6,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Valderina 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)
- 1,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,860
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,497
- people
Valderina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valderina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (341 people).
1,316 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 Valderina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valderina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 356 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 129 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 118 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 108 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 102 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 86 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 67 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valderina
The origin of Valderina is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin, found in traditional names such as Valentina and Regina, and Val- as an element that is perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar. How the elements combine in Valderina is not known, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name, with the largest group born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,323 people named Valderina, with a median age of 55; proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valderina
What does the name Valderina mean?
The meaning of Valderina 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 Valderina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people with the first name Valderina, which ranks it number 6,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valderina a boy's or a girl's name?
Valderina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,316 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valderina most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Valderina (356 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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