Meaning of the nameVanuza
- Female
- Va-nu-za
Vanuza is a feminine name that begins with Van-, a formative of disputed origin found in Vanda and Vânia, and it peaked among people born in the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanuza 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)
- 21,787
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,010
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,001
- people
Vanuza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanuza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (9,397 people).
21,719 women 68 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 Vanuza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanuza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.028%
- Bahia 0.022%
- Rondônia 0.022%
- Tocantins 0.016%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,103 | 0.022% |
| São Paulo | 2,769 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,575 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,476 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,090 | 0.028% |
| Pará | 1,047 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 947 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 872 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 797 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 766 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 750 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 656 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 637 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 580 | 0.015% |
| Santa Catarina | 534 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 533 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 530 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 346 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 262 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 247 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 242 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 241 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 230 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 222 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 130 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 108 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 97 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanuza
Vanuza begins with Van-, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) presents with several hypotheses of origin, such as the Dutch preposition van or Germanic names beginning with Van-, and that appears in traditional names such as Vanda, Vânia and Vanessa. The same dictionary records Vanusa, written with an S. The origin of the spelling Vanuza is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,787 people named Vanuza, with a median age of 43. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1970s and, proportionally, is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Van-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanusa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Vanuza
What does the name Vanuza mean?
The meaning of Vanuza 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 Vanuza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,787 people with the first name Vanuza, which ranks it number 1,010 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanuza a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanuza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,719 women and 68 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanuza most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.028% of the state's population is named Vanuza (1,090 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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