Meaning of the nameHozana
- Female
- Ho-za-na
Hozana is a spelling of the name Ozana.
Meaning
The meaning of Hozana 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)
- 3,261
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,666
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,748
- people
Hozana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Hozana, 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 (868 people).
3,199 women 62 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 Hozana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Hozana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 454 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 319 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 300 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 252 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 245 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 204 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 193 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 189 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 174 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 100 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 68 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Hozana
Keeps the initial H, which is not pronounced in Portuguese.
About the name Ozana
The origin of Ozana and Hozana as names used in Brazil is uncertain. Behind the Name records Ozana as a form used in Croatian and Romanian of Hosanna, a religious exclamation from Hebrew, but does not list it as a Portuguese form. Both are almost always female and appear mostly among people born between the 1960s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,163 people named Ozana, the most common spelling in the group, with a median age of 46.
Other spellings of Ozana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ozana | 5,163 |
| Hozana | 3,261 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Hosanna · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Hozana
What does the name Hozana mean?
The meaning of Hozana 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 Hozana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,261 people with the first name Hozana, which ranks it number 3,666 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Hozana a boy's or a girl's name?
Hozana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,199 women and 62 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Hozana most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.008% of the state's population is named Hozana (300 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Hozana?
Ozana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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