Meaning of the nameTomaz
- Male
- Aramaic origin
- To-maz
- Biblical name
Tomaz is a spelling of the name Tomás, which means “twin”.
Meaning
“twin”
Meaning of the name Tomás, of which Tomaz is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Tomás · Behind the Name: Thomas
- People (2022)
- 7,468
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,079
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,514
- people
Tomaz in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tomaz, 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 (1,399 people).
57 women 7,411 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 Tomaz is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tomaz in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,588 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 805 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 470 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 440 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 425 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 397 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 378 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 373 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 371 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 320 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 274 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 255 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 247 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 215 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 125 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 124 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 120 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 111 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 88 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 77 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Tomaz
It swaps the final S for a Z; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the spelling variants of Tomas.
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 Tomaz
What does the name Tomaz mean?
Tomaz means “twin”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Tomás, of which Tomaz is a spelling.
How many people are named Tomaz in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,468 people with the first name Tomaz, which ranks it number 2,079 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Tomaz a boy's or a girl's name?
Tomaz is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 57 women and 7,411 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Tomaz?
Tomaz is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tomaz most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Tomaz (247 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tomaz?
Thomas, Tomás and Thomaz. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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