Meaning of the nameWerica
- Female
- We-ri-ca
Werica is a female name of uncertain origin, spelled with W, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil also lists as Werika.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,333 people named Werica, the 6,829th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Werica 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)
- 1,333
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,829
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,574
- people
Werica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Werica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (616 people).
1,330 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 Werica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Werica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 156 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 141 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 139 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 108 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 56 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 51 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Werica
The origin of the spelling Werica is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes the name with Werika as a spelling variant, but without a formation or etymology. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and almost all are women. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,333 people named Werica, with a median age of 28; proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Werica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Werica
What does the name Werica mean?
The meaning of Werica 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 Werica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,333 people with the first name Werica, which ranks it number 6,829 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Werica a boy's or a girl's name?
Werica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,330 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Werica most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Werica (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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