Meaning of the nameIza
- Female
- I-za
Iza is a female name that Behind the Name describes as a short form of Izabela and of other names with Iza, with no documented meaning of its own in Portuguese.
Meaning
The meaning of Iza 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)
- 9,575
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,776
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,218
- people
Iza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,555 people).
9,483 women 92 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 Iza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,105 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 1,077 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 997 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 899 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 835 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 493 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 431 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 416 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 374 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 342 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 255 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 247 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 237 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 210 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 209 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 175 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 167 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 162 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 161 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 149 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 127 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 116 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 114 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 96 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 71 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 57 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 53 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iza
Behind the Name lists Iza as a Polish and Slovene name, a short form of Izabela and of other names that begin with or contain Iza, and Wiktionary gives it, in Polish, as a shortening of Izabela. Izabela is the Polish, Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of Isabella. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Iza- as a probable fragment of names such as Isabel and Izabel, but this origin is not certain, and so Iza is left without a meaning of its own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,575 people named Iza, with a median age of 32; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a female name, present in every decade of birth.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Iza · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Izabela · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ISA-, IZA-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Iza · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Iza
What does the name Iza mean?
The meaning of Iza 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 Iza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,575 people with the first name Iza, which ranks it number 1,776 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Iza a boy's or a girl's name?
Iza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,483 women and 92 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iza most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Iza (493 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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