Meaning of the nameMaurícia
- Female
- Mau-rí-ci-a
Maurícia is a female name that resembles Maurício, a name that comes from the Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,305 people named Maurícia, the 3,631st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Maurícia 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)
- 3,305
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,631
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,834
- people
Maurícia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maurícia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (615 people).
3,242 women 63 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 Maurícia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maurícia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.004%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 532 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 450 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 363 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 219 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 181 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 159 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 159 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 143 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 135 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 105 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maurícia
Maurícia resembles Maurício, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), derives from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius, the name of a saint of the third century. Behind the Name gives Maurício as the Portuguese form of Mauritius, derived from Maurus. The origin of Maurícia as a given name is not documented separately. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,305 people named Maurícia, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. It is almost always a female name, with the largest number of records in the 1980s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maurícia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mauricio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Maurice · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Maurícia
What does the name Maurícia mean?
The meaning of Maurícia 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 Maurícia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,305 people with the first name Maurícia, which ranks it number 3,631 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Maurícia a boy's or a girl's name?
Maurícia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,242 women and 63 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maurícia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Maurícia (143 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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