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Meaning of the nameRomaria

Romaria is a feminine name that matches the Portuguese word 'romaria', 'religious pilgrimage to a holy place', formed from Roma plus the suffix -aria.

Meaning

“religious pilgrimage to a holy place”

Source: Priberam: romaria

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People (2022)
1,227
Rank in Brazil
#7,208
Median age
31 years
2010 Census
1,290
people

Romaria in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Romaria, 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 (676 people).

1,134 women 93 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 Romaria is most common

States with the highest share of people named Romaria in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.002%
  2. Maranhão 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia2120.002%
Minas Gerais1600.001%
São Paulo1130.000%
Maranhão1030.002%
Ceará910.001%
Piauí660.002%
Rio de Janeiro610.000%
Pernambuco550.001%
Pará550.001%
Goiás500.001%
Tocantins370.002%
Rio Grande do Norte260.001%
Rio Grande do Sul210.000%
Amazonas200.001%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Santa Catarina190.000%
Espírito Santo190.001%
Mato Grosso180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Romaria

Romaria is also a common Portuguese noun: Priberam defines the word as a religious pilgrimage to a church, hermitage or holy place, and gives its origin as Roma (place name) plus -aria. As a given name, it uses the same form as the word. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,227 people named Romaria, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The name is almost always female in the records.

Sources

  1. Priberam: romaria · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning

Questions about the name Romaria

What does the name Romaria mean?

Romaria means “religious pilgrimage to a holy place”, according to Priberam.

How many people are named Romaria in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,227 people with the first name Romaria, which ranks it number 7,208 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Romaria a boy's or a girl's name?

Romaria is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,134 women and 93 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Romaria?

Romaria is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Romaria most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Romaria (212 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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