Meaning of the nameLuz

Luz is a name of Portuguese origin, the Portuguese word luz itself, which comes from Latin and means 'light'.

Meaning

“light”

People (2022): 4,431
Rank in Brazil: #2,984
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 2,777; people

Luz in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Luz, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (700 people).

3,071 women 1,360 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 Luz is most common

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

Roraima 0.019%
Amazonas 0.010%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
Goiás 0.003%
Paraná 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	941	0.002%
Minas Gerais	395	0.002%
Amazonas	386	0.010%
Paraná	322	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	296	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	213	0.002%
Bahia	211	0.002%
Goiás	210	0.003%
Santa Catarina	191	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	178	0.007%
Pará	148	0.002%
Maranhão	123	0.002%
Roraima	120	0.019%
Pernambuco	105	0.001%
Mato Grosso	90	0.003%
Ceará	88	0.001%
Espírito Santo	54	0.001%
Piauí	53	0.002%
Distrito Federal	51	0.002%
Rondônia	45	0.003%
Tocantins	39	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	37	0.001%
Paraíba	36	0.001%
Acre	32	0.004%
Sergipe	29	0.001%
Alagoas	27	0.001%

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

About the name Luz

Luz is the Portuguese word luz used as a given name, with the meaning 'light'. Wiktionary traces the noun to Old Galician-Portuguese luz and to Latin lūcem. Behind the Name lists Luz as a Spanish name, linked to the Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,431 people named Luz, with a median age of 33; proportionally, it is most common in Roraima.

Sources

Wiktionary: Luz · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: luz · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Luz · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Luz

What does the name Luz mean?

Luz means “light”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Luz in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,431 people with the first name Luz, which ranks it number 2,984 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Luz is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,071 women and 1,360 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Luz?

Luz is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Luz most common?

Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.019% of the state's population is named Luz (120 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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