Meaning of the nameLourença
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lou-ren-ça
Lourença is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Lourenço, which goes back to the Roman name Laurentius, linked to the city of Laurentum.
Meaning
“feminine form of Lourenço, 'of Laurentum'”
- People (2022)
- 1,107
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,718
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,317
- people
Lourença in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lourença, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (240 people).
1,095 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 Lourença is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lourença in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 201 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 138 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 63 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lourença
Lourença comes from the Latin Laurentia, the feminine of Laurentius; this in turn is formed from Laurentum, the name of a city in Latium, plus the suffix -ius. Lourenço, the masculine form, comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Lourenço. The meaning, therefore, is that of the base: 'of Laurentum'. In Portuguese, the form with cedilla exists alongside the variant Laurência. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,107 people named Lourença, with a median age of 63.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Laurentia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Laurentius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lourenço · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wikcionário: Lourença · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Lourença
What does the name Lourença mean?
Lourença means “feminine form of Lourenço, 'of Laurentum'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Lourença in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,107 people with the first name Lourença, which ranks it number 7,718 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Lourença a boy's or a girl's name?
Lourença is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,095 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Lourença?
Lourença is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lourença most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Lourença (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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