Meaning of the nameRizia
- Female
- Ri-zi-a
Rizia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, also recorded in the spellings Risia and Ryzia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,555 people named Rizia, the 6,099th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Rizia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,555
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,099
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,361
- people
Rizia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rizia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (407 people).
1,545 women 0 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 Rizia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rizia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 326 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 213 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 169 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rizia
The origin of Rizia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the name with the spelling variants Risia and Ryzia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE counted 1,555 people named Rizia, with a median age of 31, almost all of them women, in records from every birth decade since 1950, including 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rizia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rizia
What does the name Rizia mean?
The meaning of Rizia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rizia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,555 people with the first name Rizia, which ranks it number 6,099 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Rizia a boy's or a girl's name?
Rizia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,545 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rizia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rizia (326 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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