Meaning of the nameThomaz
- Male
- Aramaic origin
- Tho-maz
- Biblical name
Thomaz is a spelling of the name Tomás, which means “twin”.
Meaning
“twin”
Meaning of the name Tomás, of which Thomaz is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Tomás · Behind the Name: Thomas
- People (2022)
- 8,643
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,891
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,642
- people
Thomaz in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thomaz, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,329 people).
57 women 8,586 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 Thomaz is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thomaz in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,831 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 899 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 791 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 687 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 533 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 325 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 320 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 269 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 252 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 197 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 160 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 127 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 114 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 111 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 111 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 110 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 103 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 94 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 79 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thomaz
It joins the TH to the final Z; Wiktionary marks Thomaz as an old form of the name.
About the name Tomás
Wiktionary traces Tomás to Old Galician-Portuguese Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Greek Thōmâs and from Aramaic, 'twin', and also records the name as that of the apostle Tomé. Behind the Name gives Thomas as the Greek form of Aramaic Teʾoma, 'twin', and Tomás as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,885 people named Tomás, with a median age of 13. Thomas, Tomaz and Thomaz are spellings of the same name, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists as spelling variants.
Other spellings of Tomás
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tomás · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Thomas · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tomas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Thomaz · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Thomaz
What does the name Thomaz mean?
Thomaz means “twin”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Tomás, of which Thomaz is a spelling.
How many people are named Thomaz in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,643 people with the first name Thomaz, which ranks it number 1,891 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Thomaz a boy's or a girl's name?
Thomaz is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 57 women and 8,586 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Thomaz?
Thomaz is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Thomaz most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Thomaz (2,831 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thomaz?
Thomas, Tomás and Tomaz. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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