Meaning of the nameVirgilina
- Female
- Vir-gi-li-na
Virgilina is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ina, recorded in Brazil mostly among people born before 1960.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 960 people named Virgilina, the 8,524th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 71, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Virgilina 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)
- 960
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,524
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,537
- people
Virgilina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Virgilina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (236 people).
954 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 Virgilina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Virgilina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 199 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 191 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 142 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Virgilina
The origin of the name Virgilina is uncertain, and its base is not documented. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as an ending from Latin -ina, a diminutive affix, found in names such as Cristina, Regina and Evelina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 960 people named Virgilina, with a median age of 71. An almost always female name, it was mostly given to people born before 1960, and proportionally it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Virgilina
What does the name Virgilina mean?
The meaning of Virgilina 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 Virgilina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 960 people with the first name Virgilina, which ranks it number 8,524 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Virgilina a boy's or a girl's name?
Virgilina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 954 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Virgilina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Virgilina (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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