Meaning of the nameOzana
- Female
- O-za-na
Ozana is a feminine name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin as a Brazilian spelling, with the variant Hozana written with an initial H; Behind the Name records it as a Croatian and Romanian form of Hosanna.
Meaning
The meaning of Ozana 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)
- 5,163
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,682
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,449
- people
Ozana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ozana, 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 (1,411 people).
5,039 women 124 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 Ozana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ozana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Ceará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 629 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 502 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 436 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 399 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 389 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 282 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 269 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 266 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 254 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 222 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 204 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 200 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 158 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 131 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 110 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 106 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 82 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 77 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ozana
The origin of Ozana and Hozana as names used in Brazil is uncertain. Behind the Name records Ozana as a form used in Croatian and Romanian of Hosanna, a religious exclamation from Hebrew, but does not list it as a Portuguese form. Both are almost always female and appear mostly among people born between the 1960s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,163 people named Ozana, the most common spelling in the group, with a median age of 46.
Written without an initial H.
Other spellings of Ozana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ozana | 5,163 |
| Hozana | 3,261 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Hosanna · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Ozana
What does the name Ozana mean?
The meaning of Ozana 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 Ozana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,163 people with the first name Ozana, which ranks it number 2,682 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ozana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ozana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,039 women and 124 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ozana most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Ozana (266 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ozana?
Hozana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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