Meaning of the nameMayza
- Female
- May-za
Mayza is a spelling of the name Maiza.
Meaning
The meaning of Mayza is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,869
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,016
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,455
- people
Mayza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,070 people).
2,852 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 Mayza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 322 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 289 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 247 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 208 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 172 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 150 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 136 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 121 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 102 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 99 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 90 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 73 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 43 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mayza
It swaps the I for a Y; in the 2022 Census the peak of records is among people born in the 2010s.
About the name Maiza
The origin of Maiza is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Maiza, Maysa and Mayza as spelling variants of Maisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,455 people named Maiza, with a median age of 20. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. Mayza is the spelling with a Y in place of the I.
Other spellings of Maiza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Maiza | 10,455 |
| Mayza | 2,869 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mayza
What does the name Mayza mean?
The meaning of Mayza is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mayza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,869 people with the first name Mayza, which ranks it number 4,016 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mayza a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,852 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mayza most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Mayza (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mayza?
Maiza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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