Meaning of the nameEdleuza
- Female
- Ed-leu-za
Edleuza is a female name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from 1950 to 1980.
Meaning
The meaning of Edleuza 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)
- 5,818
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,459
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,185
- people
Edleuza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edleuza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,843 people).
5,797 women 21 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 Edleuza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edleuza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.020%
- Pernambuco 0.015%
- Bahia 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Sergipe 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,513 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 1,342 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 718 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 625 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 344 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 139 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 117 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 84 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 54 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edleuza
The origin of the spelling Edleuza is uncertain. The beginning Ed- matches the element ED- in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which derives it from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', but it is not documented whether Edleuza is formed with it. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,818 people named Edleuza, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ED-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edleuza
What does the name Edleuza mean?
The meaning of Edleuza 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 Edleuza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,818 people with the first name Edleuza, which ranks it number 2,459 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edleuza a boy's or a girl's name?
Edleuza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,797 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edleuza most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.020% of the state's population is named Edleuza (625 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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