Meaning of the nameVenina
- Female
- Ve-ni-na
Venina is a Brazilian female name that ends in -ina, a Latin diminutive affix; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,406 people named Venina, the 4,526th 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 Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Venina 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)
- 2,406
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,526
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,376
- people
Venina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Venina, 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 (706 people).
2,398 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 Venina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Venina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 535 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 319 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 185 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 175 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 166 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 165 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 145 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 139 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 96 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 70 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Venina
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a diminutive affix coming from Latin, found in Cristina and Valentina. The origin of the beginning Ven- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,406 people named Venina, with a median age of 68. It is almost always a female name, and most were born before 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Venina
What does the name Venina mean?
The meaning of Venina 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 Venina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,406 people with the first name Venina, which ranks it number 4,526 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Venina a boy's or a girl's name?
Venina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,398 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Venina most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Venina (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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