Meaning of the nameGerusa
- Female
- Ge-ru-sa
Gerusa is a female name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records alongside the spellings Geruza, Jerusa and Jeruza.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerusa 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)
- 8,999
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,842
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,937
- people
Gerusa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerusa, 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 (2,496 people).
8,963 women 36 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 Gerusa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerusa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.014%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,432 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,023 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,022 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 668 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 642 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 538 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 535 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 496 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 392 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 346 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 253 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 249 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 209 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 195 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 135 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 95 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 89 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 77 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 76 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerusa
The origin of Gerusa is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Geruza, Jerusa and Jeruza as graphic variants of the name, and the entry for Jerusa refers back to Gerusa and Geruza. The Morfemário observes that, because G before e sounds the same as J, many Brazilian names have a variant with J. The name is almost always female and had more records among people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,999 people named Gerusa, with a median age of 47; proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gerusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jerusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (GER-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gerusa
What does the name Gerusa mean?
The meaning of Gerusa 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 Gerusa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,999 people with the first name Gerusa, which ranks it number 1,842 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gerusa a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerusa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,963 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gerusa most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.014% of the state's population is named Gerusa (535 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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