Meaning of the nameMariuza
- Female
- Ma-ri-u-za
Mariuza is a Brazilian female name that begins with Mari-, but it has no documented origin or meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,047 people named Mariuza, the 3,849th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Mariuza 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)
- 3,047
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,849
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,177
- people
Mariuza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mariuza, 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 (940 people).
3,039 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 Mariuza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mariuza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 598 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 413 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 364 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 259 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 219 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 159 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 148 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 125 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 66 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 65 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mariuza
The origin of Mariuza is uncertain. It begins with Mari-, a formative that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. It is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born before 1980. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,047 people named Mariuza, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mariuza
What does the name Mariuza mean?
The meaning of Mariuza 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 Mariuza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,047 people with the first name Mariuza, which ranks it number 3,849 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Mariuza a boy's or a girl's name?
Mariuza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,039 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mariuza most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Mariuza (219 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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