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Meaning of the nameBraz

Brás is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Blasius, a name that Behind the Name probably links to the Roman cognomen Blaesus, 'one who lisps, stammerer'.

Meaning

“Portuguese form of Blasius, a Latin name probably taken from the Roman cognomen Blaesus, 'one who lisps, stammerer'”

Source: Behind the Name: Blaise

People (2022)
11,225
Rank in Brazil
#1,567
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
12,796
people

Braz in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Braz, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,034 people).

27 women 11,198 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 Braz is most common

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

  1. Espírito Santo 0.016%
  2. Goiás 0.009%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.009%
  4. Pernambuco 0.007%
  5. Paraíba 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,3180.005%
Minas Gerais1,8240.009%
Bahia7200.005%
Pernambuco6730.007%
Goiás6400.009%
Paraná6060.005%
Espírito Santo6000.016%
Rio de Janeiro5700.004%
Santa Catarina5000.007%
Pará3250.004%
Maranhão3060.005%
Paraíba2900.007%
Ceará2650.003%
Piauí2060.006%
Mato Grosso2020.006%
Rio Grande do Norte2020.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul1860.007%
Rio Grande do Sul1260.001%
Amazonas1260.003%
Alagoas1240.004%
Distrito Federal1200.004%
Rondônia1030.007%
Tocantins710.005%
Sergipe500.002%
Roraima310.005%
Acre240.003%
Amapá170.002%

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

About the name Braz

Brás comes from the Latin Blasius, according to Wiktionary, and Behind the Name gives Brás as the Portuguese form of the name. According to that source, Blasius probably comes from the Roman cognomen Blaesus, 'one who lisps, stammerer'. The spelling Braz, with a Z and no accent, is the most recorded in the group. The name is almost always male and was given most often to people born in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,225 people named Braz, with a median age of 61; proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

It writes a final Z in place of the accented S of Brás.

Other spellings of Braz

SpellingPeople (2022)
Braz11,225
Brás5,425

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Brás · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Blasius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Blaise · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Braz

What does the name Braz mean?

Braz means “Portuguese form of Blasius, a Latin name probably taken from the Roman cognomen Blaesus, 'one who lisps, stammerer'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Braz in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,225 people with the first name Braz, which ranks it number 1,567 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Braz is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 11,198 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Braz?

Braz is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Braz most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.016% of the state's population is named Braz (600 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Braz?

Brás. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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