Meaning of the nameAlgusta
- Female
- Al-gus-ta
Algusta is a female name of uncertain origin, spelled close to Augusta, recorded mostly in women born before 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 766 people named Algusta, the 9,946th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Algusta 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)
- 766
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,946
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,444
- people
Algusta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Algusta, 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 (156 people).
753 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 Algusta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Algusta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Algusta
The origin of the spelling Algusta is uncertain. It resembles Augusta, which Wiktionary gives as a learned borrowing from the Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus; the derivation of Algusta, with L in place of U, is not known for certain. The name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 766 people named Algusta, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Augusta · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Algusta
What does the name Algusta mean?
The meaning of Algusta 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 Algusta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 766 people with the first name Algusta, which ranks it number 9,946 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Algusta a boy's or a girl's name?
Algusta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 753 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Algusta most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Algusta (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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