Meaning of the nameNeusa
- Female
- Neu-sa
Neusa is a female name of obscure origin, already present among people born before 1940 and also written Neuza, with a Z.
Meaning
The meaning of Neusa 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)
- 93,779
- Rank in Brazil
- #337
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 115,072
- people
Neusa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Neusa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (30,270 people).
93,447 women 332 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 Neusa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Neusa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.106%
- Paraná 0.085%
- São Paulo 0.084%
- Santa Catarina 0.071%
- Minas Gerais 0.050%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 37,427 | 0.084% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 11,560 | 0.106% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,252 | 0.050% |
| Paraná | 9,685 | 0.085% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,428 | 0.071% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,939 | 0.031% |
| Goiás | 2,714 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 2,450 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,090 | 0.030% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,048 | 0.038% |
| Espírito Santo | 885 | 0.023% |
| Distrito Federal | 792 | 0.028% |
| Pernambuco | 702 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 700 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 678 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 654 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 640 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 508 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 433 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 299 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 295 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 208 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 144 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 114 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 51 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Neusa
The origin of Neusa is obscure: the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981) to say that it is uncertain, perhaps even of arbitrary formation. Behind the Name treats Neusa as a variant of Neuza and records theories that link Neuza to the Greek νέουσα (neousa), 'swimming', though the formation is not clear. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 93,779 people named Neusa, a name almost always female, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Neusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Neusa · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Neusa
What does the name Neusa mean?
The meaning of Neusa 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 Neusa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 93,779 people with the first name Neusa, which ranks it number 337 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Neusa a boy's or a girl's name?
Neusa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 93,447 women and 332 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Neusa most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.106% of the state's population is named Neusa (11,560 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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