Meaning of the nameDeuza
- Female
- Portuguese origin
- Deu-za
Deuza is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as a spelling variant of Deusa, formed from Deus + -a.
Meaning
“goddess, feminine of deus”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Deusa · Wiktionary: deusa
- People (2022)
- 2,479
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,443
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,677
- people
Deuza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Deuza, 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 (704 people).
2,468 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 Deuza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Deuza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 517 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 243 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 221 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 215 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 177 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 152 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 139 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 112 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 68 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Deuza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Deusa as formed from Deus + -a and lists Deuza as a spelling variant. Wiktionary defines deusa as the feminine equivalent of deus, 'deity', a word that comes from the Latin deus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,479 people named Deuza, almost all of them female and most of them born between 1950 and 1979; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Deusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: deusa · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: deus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Deuza
What does the name Deuza mean?
Deuza means “goddess, feminine of deus”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Deuza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,479 people with the first name Deuza, which ranks it number 4,443 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Deuza a boy's or a girl's name?
Deuza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,468 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Deuza?
Deuza is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Deuza most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Deuza (517 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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