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Meaning of the nameBetriz

Betriz is a feminine name written without the a of Beatriz; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Betriz is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,962
Rank in Brazil
#5,181
Median age
19 years
2010 Census
1,602
people

Betriz in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Betriz, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (692 people).

1,950 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 Betriz is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.001%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. Bahia 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5490.001%
Minas Gerais1710.001%
Rio de Janeiro1600.001%
Paraná1580.001%
Bahia1360.001%
Pará870.001%
Pernambuco790.001%
Santa Catarina770.001%
Goiás650.001%
Rio Grande do Sul640.001%
Ceará510.001%
Espírito Santo500.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul440.002%
Amazonas420.001%
Distrito Federal350.001%
Maranhão290.000%
Mato Grosso270.001%
Paraíba250.001%
Rondônia240.002%
Alagoas180.001%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

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

About the name Betriz

Betriz resembles the name Beatriz, but the origin of the spelling Betriz is uncertain. Beatriz, in turn, comes from the Latin Beātrīcem, which goes back to viātrīx, 'traveler', according to Wiktionary, and Behind the Name adds that the form was brought closer to beatus, 'blessed'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,962 people named Betriz, with a median age of 19; most were born in the 2000s and 2010s.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Beatriz · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Beatrix · behindthename.com · origin
  3. IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage

Questions about the name Betriz

What does the name Betriz mean?

The meaning of Betriz is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Betriz in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,962 people with the first name Betriz, which ranks it number 5,181 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Betriz is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,950 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Betriz most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Betriz (158 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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