Meaning of the nameNúbia
- Female
- Nú-bi-a
Núbia is a female name that comes from the name of the ancient region and kingdom of Nubia, south of Egypt, along the upper Nile.
Meaning
The meaning of Núbia 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)
- 45,516
- Rank in Brazil
- #603
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 48,672
- people
Núbia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Núbia, 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 (14,247 people).
45,363 women 153 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 Núbia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Núbia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.064%
- Amapá 0.045%
- Tocantins 0.040%
- Bahia 0.038%
- Distrito Federal 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 6,607 | 0.032% |
| São Paulo | 6,454 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 5,358 | 0.038% |
| Goiás | 4,483 | 0.064% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,099 | 0.019% |
| Pará | 2,285 | 0.028% |
| Maranhão | 2,103 | 0.031% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,623 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,510 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 1,222 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 1,158 | 0.029% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,040 | 0.027% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,022 | 0.036% |
| Mato Grosso | 930 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 836 | 0.025% |
| Paraná | 775 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 728 | 0.023% |
| Paraíba | 721 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 599 | 0.040% |
| Piauí | 593 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 526 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 470 | 0.030% |
| Sergipe | 400 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 328 | 0.045% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 322 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 181 | 0.022% |
| Roraima | 143 | 0.023% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Núbia
In Portuguese, Wiktionary records Núbia as the name of the ancient kingdom of the upper Nile. Behind the Name explains the female name Nubia from this African region south of Egypt, whose name perhaps comes from the Egyptian word nbw, 'gold'; since this derivation is only probable, the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 45,516 people named Núbia, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always female, most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s and, proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Núbia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Nubia · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Núbia
What does the name Núbia mean?
The meaning of Núbia 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 Núbia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 45,516 people with the first name Núbia, which ranks it number 603 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Núbia a boy's or a girl's name?
Núbia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 45,363 women and 153 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Núbia most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.064% of the state's population is named Núbia (4,483 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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