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Meaning of the nameLarrissa

Larrissa is a spelling of the name Larissa.

Meaning

The meaning of Larrissa 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)
2,982
Rank in Brazil
#3,918
Median age
20 years
2010 Census
3,326
people

Larrissa in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Larrissa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,044 people).

2,961 women 21 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 Larrissa is most common

States with the highest share of people named Larrissa in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Goiás 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. Maranhão 0.002%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  5. Bahia 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5690.001%
Minas Gerais4040.002%
Rio de Janeiro2710.002%
Bahia2390.002%
Paraná1780.002%
Goiás1480.002%
Pará1320.002%
Maranhão1220.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1120.001%
Ceará880.001%
Mato Grosso750.002%
Pernambuco730.001%
Espírito Santo710.002%
Santa Catarina700.001%
Paraíba470.001%
Piauí440.001%
Amazonas430.001%
Rio Grande do Norte420.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul410.002%
Rondônia390.003%
Alagoas350.001%
Sergipe330.002%
Distrito Federal310.001%
Acre240.003%
Tocantins200.001%
Amapá190.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Larrissa

It combines RR and SS, the spelling with the most doubled letters in the group.

About the name Larissa

Larissa comes from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα, the name of several Greek cities, the best known in Thessaly, and of a nymph with a local cult near that city, according to Wiktionary. The origin of the cities' name is uncertain: Wiktionary points to the Greek adjective larós, 'sweet, pleasant', as possible, and Behind the Name, in the entry Larisa, says the name perhaps comes from the city of Larisa, whose name would mean 'citadel'. Behind the Name treats Larissa as a variant of Larisa and records its use in Brazilian Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 436,347 people named Larissa, almost all born in the 1990s or later, and the name is almost always female. Laryssa is among the spelling variants listed by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

Other spellings of Larissa

SpellingPeople (2022)
Larissa436,347
Larisa17,340
Laryssa13,735
Larrisa6,502
Larrissa2,982

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Larissa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Λάρισα · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Larissa · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Larissa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  5. Behind the Name: Larisa · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Larrissa

What does the name Larrissa mean?

The meaning of Larrissa 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 Larrissa in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,982 people with the first name Larrissa, which ranks it number 3,918 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Larrissa a boy's or a girl's name?

Larrissa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,961 women and 21 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Larrissa?

Larrissa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Larrissa most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Larrissa (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Larrissa?

Larissa, Larisa, Laryssa and Larrisa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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