Meaning of the nameJeruza
- Female
- Je-ru-za
Jeruza is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, spelled with a Z, which the 2022 Census records mostly among people born between the 1940s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,230 people named Jeruza, the 4,754th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jeruza 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)
- 2,230
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,754
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,661
- people
Jeruza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeruza, 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 (559 people).
2,215 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 Jeruza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeruza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 356 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 297 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 168 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 159 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 151 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 103 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 65 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 51 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jeruza
The origin of Jeruza is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has Jerusa as its own entry, with Gerusa and Geruza among the recorded spellings. It is almost always a female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,230 people named Jeruza, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jerusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jeruza
What does the name Jeruza mean?
The meaning of Jeruza 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 Jeruza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,230 people with the first name Jeruza, which ranks it number 4,754 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jeruza a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeruza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,215 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jeruza most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jeruza (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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