Meaning of the nameTereza
- Female
- Te-re-za
Tereza is the Brazilian spelling of Teresa, a female name of uncertain origin, first used in Spain and recorded since the fourth century.
Meaning
The meaning of Tereza 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)
- 161,966
- Rank in Brazil
- #205
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 219,822
- people
Tereza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tereza, 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 (45,117 people).
161,130 women 836 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 Tereza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tereza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.153%
- Ceará 0.111%
- Espírito Santo 0.093%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.088%
- São Paulo 0.082%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 36,520 | 0.082% |
| Paraná | 17,559 | 0.153% |
| Minas Gerais | 14,962 | 0.073% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 11,456 | 0.071% |
| Bahia | 10,001 | 0.071% |
| Ceará | 9,717 | 0.111% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,925 | 0.073% |
| Pernambuco | 7,344 | 0.081% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,734 | 0.075% |
| Maranhão | 5,360 | 0.079% |
| Pará | 4,425 | 0.055% |
| Goiás | 4,254 | 0.060% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,549 | 0.093% |
| Paraíba | 3,106 | 0.078% |
| Amazonas | 2,788 | 0.071% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,586 | 0.071% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,434 | 0.074% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,430 | 0.088% |
| Alagoas | 2,041 | 0.065% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,531 | 0.054% |
| Piauí | 1,490 | 0.046% |
| Sergipe | 1,296 | 0.059% |
| Rondônia | 1,246 | 0.079% |
| Tocantins | 1,227 | 0.081% |
| Acre | 483 | 0.058% |
| Roraima | 267 | 0.042% |
| Amapá | 235 | 0.032% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tereza
Behind the Name lists Tereza as a Brazilian form of Theresa, a name of uncertain origin: it may come from Greek theros, 'summer', from therizo, 'to harvest', or from the name of the Greek island of Therasia, in the Santorini archipelago. Wiktionary says the name was first used in Spain and supposes that it derives from Latin Thēra, from Greek Θήρᾱ, the name of a city on Santorini. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 161,966 people named Tereza, with a median age of 65. The name is almost always female, and the largest group of people recorded was born in the 1950s; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Teresa, Theresa and Thereza as spelling variants of Tereza.
It is the most common spelling in the group; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil uses it as the entry because it has more records, although dictionaries give Teresa.
Other spellings of Tereza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Tereza | 161,966 |
| Thereza | 7,553 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Teresa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Theresa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Theresa · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Tereza · behindthename.com · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tereza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tereza
What does the name Tereza mean?
The meaning of Tereza 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 Tereza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 161,966 people with the first name Tereza, which ranks it number 205 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Tereza a boy's or a girl's name?
Tereza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 161,130 women and 836 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tereza most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.153% of the state's population is named Tereza (17,559 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tereza?
Thereza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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