Meaning of the nameDanusa
- Female
- Da-nu-sa
Danusa is a feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classifies as a brasileirismo (a Brazilian coinage); the meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Danusa 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)
- 2,362
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,568
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,777
- people
Danusa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Danusa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,213 people).
2,349 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 Danusa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Danusa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 460 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 451 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 226 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 178 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 148 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 55 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Danusa
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies Danusa as a brasileirismo (a Brazilian coinage) and records Danuza as a spelling variant. The origin of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,362 people named Danusa, almost always female, most of them born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Danusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Danusa
What does the name Danusa mean?
The meaning of Danusa 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 Danusa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,362 people with the first name Danusa, which ranks it number 4,568 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Danusa a boy's or a girl's name?
Danusa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,349 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Danusa most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Danusa (460 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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