Total in the 2010 Census
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- Maria
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- 11 734 129
1 in every 16 Brazilians.
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how many people are named Maria in Brazil
Maria had 11,734,129 people in the 2010 IBGE Census, 1 in every 16 Brazilians. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,495,491) and the state with the highest rate is Piauí. The decade chart below already has Maria selected.
1 in every 16 Brazilians.
21% of all the name's records.
Ratio of 2.04.
1.89 times the Brazil average (6,151).
11,694,738 of 11,734,129.
The IBGE 2010 Census counted 11,734,129 people named Maria, about 1 in every 16 Brazilians. It is the most common name in the country. Next come José (5,754,529), Ana (3,089,858) and João (2,984,119). These totals add up all decades of birth.
Yes, very: with 11,734,129 people it is the 1st most common name in the 2010 Census, carried by 1 in every 16 Brazilians.
The birth peak was in the 1960s, with 2,495,491 people. The median, the point that splits the total in half, falls in the 1960s, which meant ages 40 to 50 in 2010.
Through 2009, rising: 544,296 born in the 1990s and 1,111,301 in the 2000s. The 2010 Census cannot see what came after, so this does not say whether the name rises or falls today.
In absolute numbers the biggest group lives in São Paulo, with 2,143,232 people, largely because the state is populous. Relative to population, the leader is Piauí, with 11,645 per 100,000 inhabitants. The lowest rate is in Rio Grande do Sul, at 3,013.
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| Born in | João | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| before 1930 | 60,155 | 336,477 |
| 1930s | 141,772 | 749,053 |
| 1940s | 256,001 | 1,487,042 |
| 1950s | 396,438 | 2,476,482 |
| 1960s | 429,148 | 2,495,491 |
| 1970s | 279,975 | 1,616,019 |
| 1980s | 273,960 | 917,968 |
| 1990s | 352,552 | 544,296 |
| 2000s | 794,118 | 1,111,301 |
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People with the name per 100,000 inhabitants of each state.
| State | People | Per 100,000 | Vs. Brazil average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Norte (RN) | 72,363 | 2,284 | 1.46x |
| Paraíba (PB) | 73,799 | 1,959 | 1.25x |
| Piauí (PI) | 58,554 | 1,878 | 1.20x |
| Paraná (PR) | 195,430 | 1,871 | 1.20x |
| Goiás (GO) | 111,064 | 1,850 | 1.18x |
| Tocantins (TO) | 24,978 | 1,805 | 1.15x |
| Ceará (CE) | 148,903 | 1,762 | 1.13x |
| Mato Grosso (MT) | 51,608 | 1,700 | 1.09x |
| Minas Gerais (MG) | 330,303 | 1,685 | 1.08x |
| Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) | 40,202 | 1,642 | 1.05x |
| Maranhão (MA) | 106,804 | 1,624 | 1.04x |
| Pernambuco (PE) | 137,344 | 1,561 | 1.00x |
| Rio Grande do Sul (RS) | 163,371 | 1,528 | 0.98x |
| Santa Catarina (SC) | 94,363 | 1,510 | 0.97x |
| Rondônia (RO) | 23,366 | 1,496 | 0.96x |
| Distrito Federal (DF) | 38,398 | 1,494 | 0.96x |
| São Paulo (SP) | 610,851 | 1,480 | 0.95x |
| Sergipe (SE) | 30,451 | 1,472 | 0.94x |
| Pará (PA) | 110,047 | 1,452 | 0.93x |
| Espírito Santo (ES) | 49,944 | 1,421 | 0.91x |
| Acre (AC) | 10,383 | 1,415 | 0.90x |
| Alagoas (AL) | 43,734 | 1,402 | 0.90x |
| Bahia (BA) | 193,925 | 1,384 | 0.88x |
| Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | 208,941 | 1,307 | 0.84x |
| Roraima (RR) | 5,664 | 1,257 | 0.80x |
| Amapá (AP) | 8,095 | 1,209 | 0.77x |
| Amazonas (AM) | 41,234 | 1,184 | 0.76x |
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2010. 2010 Census, by decade of birth through 2009. IBGE stores names without accents.