Meaning of the nameZeferino

Zeferino is a male name of Greek origin that comes from Latin Zephyrinus and is linked to Zéfiro, the "west wind".

Meaning

“derived from Zéfiro, the "west wind"”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zeferino · Behind the Name: Zeferino · Behind the Name: Zephyr

People (2022): 2,164
Rank in Brazil: #4,848
Median age: 67 years
2010 Census: 3,027; people

Zeferino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Zeferino, 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 (643 people).

0 women 2,159 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 Zeferino is most common

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

Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.003%
Paraná 0.002%
Bahia 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	441	0.004%
São Paulo	267	0.001%
Paraná	239	0.002%
Santa Catarina	237	0.003%
Bahia	187	0.001%
Minas Gerais	122	0.001%
Mato Grosso	95	0.003%
Espírito Santo	86	0.002%
Pará	62	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	56	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	55	0.000%
Goiás	51	0.001%
Piauí	42	0.001%
Pernambuco	37	0.000%
Maranhão	35	0.001%
Amazonas	30	0.001%
Ceará	28	0.000%
Rondônia	22	0.001%
Tocantins	21	0.001%
Alagoas	20	0.001%

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

About the name Zeferino

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing José Pedro Machado, explains Zeferino as coming from Greek Zephyrînos, through Latin Zephyrīnus, derived from Zéphyros, "west wind". Behind the Name agrees: the Portuguese form of the Roman name Zephyrinus, derived from Greek Zephyros, "west wind". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,164 people named Zeferino, with a median age of 67. The records are almost always male, and most were born before 1970. Zefirino is recorded as a spelling variant.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zeferino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Zeferino · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Zephyr · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Zeferino

What does the name Zeferino mean?

Zeferino means “derived from Zéfiro, the "west wind"”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Zeferino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,164 people with the first name Zeferino, which ranks it number 4,848 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Zeferino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,159 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Zeferino?

Zeferino is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Zeferino most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Zeferino (441 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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