Meaning of the nameTerzinha
- Female
- Ter-zi-nha
Terzinha is a female name recorded in Brazil almost only among women born up to the 1980s, with a spelling that recalls Terezinha.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,076 people named Terzinha, the 7,861st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Terzinha 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)
- 1,076
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,861
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,834
- people
Terzinha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Terzinha, 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 (326 people).
1,071 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 Terzinha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Terzinha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 206 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 160 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 146 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 114 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 97 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Terzinha
The origin of the spelling Terzinha is uncertain. It is written without the second e of Terezinha, a name that Behind the Name lists among the diminutives of Teresa in Brazilian Portuguese. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Terezinha with variants such as Teresinha and Therezinha. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,076 people named Terzinha, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Teresa · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Terezinha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Terzinha
What does the name Terzinha mean?
The meaning of Terzinha 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 Terzinha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,076 people with the first name Terzinha, which ranks it number 7,861 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Terzinha a boy's or a girl's name?
Terzinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,071 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Terzinha most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Terzinha (160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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