Meaning of the nameFlorisa
- Female
- Flo-ri-sa
Florisa is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that ends in -isa, an ending of names such as Luísa and Marisa.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,283 people named Florisa, the 7,001st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Florisa 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)
- 1,283
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,001
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,013
- people
Florisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Florisa, 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 (375 people).
1,280 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 Florisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Florisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 390 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 138 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 123 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 112 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 84 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Florisa
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -isa as a feminine ending, probably taken from given names such as Luisa and Luiza, found in Elisa, Heloísa and Marisa. Names such as Florisete and Florisvaldo begin in a similar way to Florisa, but the origin of Florisa as a whole name is uncertain, and it has no assigned meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,283 people named Florisa; the name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-isa) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Florisa
What does the name Florisa mean?
The meaning of Florisa 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 Florisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,283 people with the first name Florisa, which ranks it number 7,001 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Florisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Florisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,280 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Florisa most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Florisa (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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