Meaning of the nameTomazia
- Female
- To-ma-zi-a
Tomazia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, whose spelling resembles Tomaz, a spelling variant of Tomas, and which appears mostly among women born before 1960.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,046 people named Tomazia, the 8,038th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Tomazia 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)
- 1,046
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,038
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,385
- people
Tomazia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tomazia, 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 (264 people).
1,038 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 Tomazia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tomazia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 165 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 135 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 107 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 95 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tomazia
The origin of the name Tomazia is not known for certain. Tomaz appears in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a spelling variant of Tomas, alongside Thomas and Thomaz, and Tomás is the Galician form. Wiktionary and Behind the Name give Tomás as a name of Aramaic origin linked to "twin", but neither source mentions Tomazia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,046 people named Tomazia, with a median age of 68. Most were born before 1960, and almost all are women. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tomas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Tomás · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Thomas · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Tomazia
What does the name Tomazia mean?
The meaning of Tomazia 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 Tomazia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,046 people with the first name Tomazia, which ranks it number 8,038 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Tomazia a boy's or a girl's name?
Tomazia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,038 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tomazia most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Tomazia (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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