Meaning of the nameDeusa
- Female
- Portuguese origin
- Deu-sa
Deusa is a feminine name that coincides with the Portuguese word 'deusa', 'goddess', formed from deus plus the feminine suffix -a.
- People (2022)
- 5,955
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,425
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,806
- people
Deusa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Deusa, 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 (1,731 people).
5,925 women 30 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 Deusa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Deusa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,043 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 729 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 596 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 537 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 408 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 361 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 349 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 269 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 248 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 126 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 122 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 112 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 110 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 106 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso | 99 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 79 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 65 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 47 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Deusa
Deusa is the Portuguese word for a female divinity, the feminine of deus. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation Deus + -a and lists Deuza as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,955 people named Deusa, almost always women, and the largest number were born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Wiktionary: deusa · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Deusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Deusa
What does the name Deusa mean?
Deusa means “goddess, feminine form of 'deus'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Deusa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,955 people with the first name Deusa, which ranks it number 2,425 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Deusa a boy's or a girl's name?
Deusa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,925 women and 30 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Deusa?
Deusa is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Deusa most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.014% of the state's population is named Deusa (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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