Meaning of the nameRoza
- Female
- Ro-za
Roza is a female name, a spelling of Rosa with a z, a name that coincides with the Portuguese word rosa, "flower" ("rose"), from Latin rosa.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,406 people named Roza, the 6,558th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Roza 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)
- 1,406
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,558
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,506
- people
Roza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Roza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (374 people).
1,401 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 Roza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Roza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 241 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 163 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 114 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 71 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Roza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Roza as a spelling variant of Rosa, alongside Rosaa. Wiktionary lists Rosa as a female name equivalent to English Rose, and Priberam gives the word rosa as coming from Latin rosa. The origin of the spelling with z, in itself, is not known for certain, and for that reason the meaning of Roza is not given as certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,406 people named Roza, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Rosa · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Priberam: rosa · dicionario.priberam.org · origin
Questions about the name Roza
What does the name Roza mean?
The meaning of Roza 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 Roza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,406 people with the first name Roza, which ranks it number 6,558 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Roza a boy's or a girl's name?
Roza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,401 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Roza most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Roza (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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