Meaning of the nameMauriza
- Female
- Mau-ri-za
Mauriza is a feminine name spelled with Z, a spelling variant of Maurisa in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil; its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,310 people named Mauriza, the 6,900th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Mauriza 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)
- 1,310
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,900
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,222
- people
Mauriza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mauriza, 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 (359 people).
1,299 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 Mauriza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mauriza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 267 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 249 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 205 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mauriza
The origin of the spelling Mauriza is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Mauriza as a spelling variant of Maurisa, without recording an etymology. The Morfemário of the same project describes the ending -isa/-iza, found in names such as Mariza and Valdiza, as probably taken from given names such as Luisa and Luiza. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,310 people named Mauriza, with a median age of 52. The name is almost always female, most records come from people born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maurisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mauriza
What does the name Mauriza mean?
The meaning of Mauriza 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 Mauriza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,310 people with the first name Mauriza, which ranks it number 6,900 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Mauriza a boy's or a girl's name?
Mauriza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,299 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mauriza most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mauriza (249 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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