Meaning of the nameDea
- Female
- De-a
Dea is a short female name; in Albanian and Indonesian it is a woman's name, and in Catalan Dea means 'goddess'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,394 people named Dea, the 6,589th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Dea 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)
- 1,394
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,589
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,792
- people
Dea in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dea, 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 (333 people).
1,381 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 Dea is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dea in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 373 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 278 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 95 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 58 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dea
The origin of Dea in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Dea as a female name in Albanian and in Indonesian, in the latter derived from the Latin Dea, and in Catalan as the name 'Deusa', also from Latin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,394 people named Dea, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dea · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Dea
What does the name Dea mean?
The meaning of Dea 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 Dea in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,394 people with the first name Dea, which ranks it number 6,589 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dea a boy's or a girl's name?
Dea is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,381 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dea most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dea (373 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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