Meaning of the nameJaiza
- Female
- Jai-za
Jaiza is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -iza, an element the Dictionary probably links to Luiza, with the beginning Jai- of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people named Jaiza, the 7,420th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaiza 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)
- 1,174
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,420
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,080
- people
Jaiza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaiza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (370 people).
1,172 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 Jaiza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaiza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 125 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 118 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 103 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 73 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaiza
The ending -isa or -iza is, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), probably taken from given names such as Luisa and Luiza, and the list of Brazilian names of the same mold includes Jaísa. The origin of Jai- is not known with certainty, so the meaning of the name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,174 people named Jaiza, with a median age of 30. It is almost always female, borne mostly by people born from the 1980s to the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaiza
What does the name Jaiza mean?
The meaning of Jaiza 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 Jaiza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people with the first name Jaiza, which ranks it number 7,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaiza a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaiza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,172 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jaiza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jaiza (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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