Meaning of the nameRosania
- Female
- Ro-sa-ni-a
Rosania is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, whose beginning recalls Rosa, Rosana and other names with Rosa-.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosania 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)
- 9,031
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,837
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,415
- people
Rosania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosania, 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 (3,381 people).
9,010 women 21 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 Rosania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.011%
- Tocantins 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Goiás 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,564 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 1,511 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,202 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 794 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 592 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 376 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 340 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 268 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 256 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 242 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 220 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 203 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 193 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 147 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 147 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 139 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 127 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 109 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 107 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 100 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 82 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosania
The origin of the spelling Rosania is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Rosa-, Rose- and Rosi- as fragments of given names such as Rosa and Rose, the latter from the English Rose, in names such as Rosana and Rosivania, but it does not list Rosania. The Dictionary records Rozania as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,031 people named Rosania, with a median age of 48, almost always women, and the births are concentrated between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosania · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosania
What does the name Rosania mean?
The meaning of Rosania 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 Rosania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,031 people with the first name Rosania, which ranks it number 1,837 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosania a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,010 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosania most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.011% of the state's population is named Rosania (1,511 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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