Meaning of the nameGeiza
- Female
- Gei-za
Geiza is a Brazilian female name whose origin is not known for certain, recorded since before 1940.
Meaning
The meaning of Geiza 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)
- 6,031
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,408
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,958
- people
Geiza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geiza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,073 people).
6,015 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 Geiza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geiza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.010%
- Bahia 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,154 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 925 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 613 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 541 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 342 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 286 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 259 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 252 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 210 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 192 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 139 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 137 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 108 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 82 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 79 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 75 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geiza
The origin of the name Geiza is uncertain. The records are concentrated among people born from the 1970s to the 1990s, and the name is much less frequent among those born from 2000 on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,031 people named Geiza, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Geise, Geyse and Geisi as names similar to Geisa. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Geiza
What does the name Geiza mean?
The meaning of Geiza 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 Geiza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,031 people with the first name Geiza, which ranks it number 2,408 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Geiza a boy's or a girl's name?
Geiza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,015 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Geiza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.010% of the state's population is named Geiza (342 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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