Meaning of the nameSuze
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Su-ze
- Biblical name
Suze is a feminine name recorded in Wiktionary as a diminutive of Susan and of similar names, which come from Hebrew and mean 'lily'.
Meaning
“short form of Susan, 'lily'”
Source: Wiktionary: Suze (entrada em English) · Wiktionary: Susan · Behind the Name: Susanna
- People (2022)
- 1,137
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,583
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 992
- people
Suze in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Suze, 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 (381 people).
1,126 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 Suze is most common
States with the highest share of people named Suze in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 268 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 135 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Suze
Wiktionary records Suze, in its English entry, as a diminutive of the feminine names Susan, Susanne, Suzanne and Susanna. Susan is the English form of the biblical Susanna, from the Biblical Hebrew šōšannā, 'lily', and Behind the Name gives the same Hebrew root (shoshan, 'lily') for Susanna. This is the meaning of the base name, of which Suze is a short form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,137 people named Suze, with a median age of 40.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Suze (entrada em English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Susan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Susanna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Susan · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Suze
What does the name Suze mean?
Suze means “short form of Susan, 'lily'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Suze in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,137 people with the first name Suze, which ranks it number 7,583 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Suze a boy's or a girl's name?
Suze is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,126 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Suze?
Suze is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Suze most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Suze (135 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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