Meaning of the nameAndreza
- Female
- Greek origin
- An-dre-za
Andreza is a female name, an extended form of Andréa used mainly in Brazil, that goes back to Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'.
Meaning
“extended form of Andréa, linked to Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'”
- People (2022)
- 69,119
- Rank in Brazil
- #435
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 66,163
- people
Andreza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andreza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (30,882 people).
68,846 women 273 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 Andreza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andreza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.085%
- Pernambuco 0.081%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.073%
- Sergipe 0.072%
- Paraíba 0.065%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 13,647 | 0.031% |
| Pernambuco | 7,318 | 0.081% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,831 | 0.043% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,373 | 0.031% |
| Bahia | 4,485 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 4,073 | 0.050% |
| Ceará | 3,527 | 0.040% |
| Amazonas | 3,337 | 0.085% |
| Paraíba | 2,588 | 0.065% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,580 | 0.034% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,403 | 0.073% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,781 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 1,596 | 0.072% |
| Paraná | 1,437 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 1,348 | 0.043% |
| Goiás | 1,072 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 982 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 693 | 0.025% |
| Piauí | 691 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 469 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 465 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 462 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 315 | 0.043% |
| Rondônia | 204 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 190 | 0.030% |
| Tocantins | 160 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 92 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Andreza
Behind the Name describes Andreza as an extended form of Andréa, used mainly in Brazil, and lists Andreia and Andressa as related forms and André as the male form. According to Behind the Name, Greek Andreas comes from andreios, 'manly, virile', linked to anēr, 'man'; Wiktionary gives andreios and Andreas as related forms, both from anēr. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 69,119 people named Andreza, with a median age of 27; proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas. Andrezza doubles the Z.
This is the spelling with a single Z and the most recorded in the group. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Andresa and Handreza as spelling variants.
Other spellings of Andreza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Andreza | 69,119 |
| Andrezza | 5,028 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Andreza · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Andrew · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Andreas · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Andreza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Andreza
What does the name Andreza mean?
Andreza means “extended form of Andréa, linked to Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Andreza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 69,119 people with the first name Andreza, which ranks it number 435 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Andreza a boy's or a girl's name?
Andreza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 68,846 women and 273 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Andreza?
Andreza is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Andreza most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.085% of the state's population is named Andreza (3,337 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Andreza?
Andrezza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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