Meaning of the nameLayza
- Female
- Lay-za
Layza is a spelling of the name Laiza.
Meaning
The meaning of Layza 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)
- 5,747
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,484
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,404
- people
Layza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layza, 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 (2,500 people).
5,723 women 24 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 Layza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Sergipe 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 662 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 572 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 570 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 535 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 414 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 276 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 265 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 264 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 250 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 220 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 197 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 185 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 169 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 162 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 136 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 134 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 133 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 125 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 110 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 94 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 66 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 63 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layza
Layza swaps the i for a y, as in the pronunciation ['layza] recorded in the dictionary, and it is the most recent spelling in the group, with a median age of 15.
About the name Laiza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Laiza and Layza as spelling variants of Laisa. For Laisa, the dictionary proposes three possible formations: the element La- followed by -isa, Laís with -a added, or the English Liza, pronounced ['layza], and it classifies the name, with a question mark, as a Brazilianism. The meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,259 people named Laiza, with a median age of 18; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá.
Other spellings of Laiza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Laiza | 16,259 |
| Layza | 5,747 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Layza
What does the name Layza mean?
The meaning of Layza 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 Layza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,747 people with the first name Layza, which ranks it number 2,484 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Layza a boy's or a girl's name?
Layza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,723 women and 24 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Layza most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.007% of the state's population is named Layza (264 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layza?
Laiza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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