Meaning of the nameNeuma
- Female
- Neu-ma
Neuma is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Neuma 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)
- 5,794
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,467
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,869
- people
Neuma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Neuma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,794 people).
5,760 women 34 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 Neuma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Neuma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.008%
- Bahia 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Piauí 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,126 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 817 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 744 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 355 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 355 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 283 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 270 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 237 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 221 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 194 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 168 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 152 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 116 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Neuma
The origin of Neuma as a given name is uncertain. In Portuguese, neuma is also a music word, the name of a sign in early musical notation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,794 people named Neuma, with a median age of 50; the decade with the most records is the 1970s, with 1,794 people. Almost all records are female, and Ceará is, proportionally, the state where it is most common.
Sources
- Wiktionary: neuma · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Neuma
What does the name Neuma mean?
The meaning of Neuma 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 Neuma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,794 people with the first name Neuma, which ranks it number 2,467 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Neuma a boy's or a girl's name?
Neuma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,760 women and 34 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Neuma most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.009% of the state's population is named Neuma (744 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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