Meaning of the nameOzeias
- Male
- O-ze-i-as
Ozeias is a masculine name whose spelling with Z recalls Oseias, the Portuguese form of Hosea, the name of an Old Testament prophet.
Meaning
The meaning of Ozeias 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)
- 7,788
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,016
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,123
- people
Ozeias in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ozeias, 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 (2,063 people).
77 women 7,711 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 Ozeias is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ozeias in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.022%
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Pará 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 908 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 897 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 720 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 630 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 485 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 443 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 371 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 370 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 347 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso | 308 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 287 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 278 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 265 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 227 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 206 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 175 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 111 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 83 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 76 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 75 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ozeias
Oseias is the Portuguese form of Hosea, the name of the prophet and of the biblical book, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. Wiktionary explains Hosea as coming from the Hebrew Hoshea, an imperative of the verb meaning 'to save', and gives Oseias a Brazilian pronunciation with a Z sound, which the spelling Ozeias writes with that letter. The origin of the spelling Ozeias is uncertain. Almost always male, most people with this name were born between 1970 and 1999. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,788 people named Ozeias, with a median age of 39.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Oseias · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Hosea · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Oseias · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ozeias
What does the name Ozeias mean?
The meaning of Ozeias 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 Ozeias in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,788 people with the first name Ozeias, which ranks it number 2,016 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ozeias a boy's or a girl's name?
Ozeias is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 77 women and 7,711 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ozeias most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.022% of the state's population is named Ozeias (347 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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