Meaning of the nameVaneza
- Female
- English origin
- Va-ne-za
Vaneza is a female name, a spelling variant of Vanessa, a name invented for a poem of 1726.
Meaning
The meaning of Vaneza 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)
- 1,895
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,286
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,923
- people
Vaneza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vaneza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (896 people).
1,886 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 Vaneza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vaneza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 240 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 212 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 163 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 144 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 140 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 95 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vaneza
Wiktionary records Vaneza as a variant of Vanesa, which Behind the Name gives as the Spanish form of Vanessa. According to Behind the Name, Vanessa was invented for the poem Cadenus and Vanessa (1726), by rearranging the initial syllables of a first name and a surname, and later also served as the name of a genus of butterflies. Wiktionary explains the formation as the Dutch preposition van plus -essa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,895 people named Vaneza, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vaneza · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Vanessa · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Vanessa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Vaneza
What does the name Vaneza mean?
The meaning of Vaneza 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 Vaneza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,895 people with the first name Vaneza, which ranks it number 5,286 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Vaneza a boy's or a girl's name?
Vaneza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,886 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Vaneza?
Vaneza is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Vaneza most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Vaneza (240 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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