Meaning of the nameAdilza
- Female
- A-dil-za
Adilza is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilza, and its origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Adilza 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)
- 1,222
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,220
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,288
- people
Adilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adilza, 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 (339 people).
1,214 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 Adilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 288 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 238 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 163 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 105 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adilza
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats -ilza as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps linked to the given name Ilza, which Guérios derives from the Germanic Ilsa, 'nymph, undine', or from Else, a hypocoristic of Elisabete. The same dictionary lists Adilsa as a spelling variant of Adilza. The records are concentrated in the 1960s and 1970s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,222 people named Adilza, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adilza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adilza
What does the name Adilza mean?
The meaning of Adilza 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 Adilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,222 people with the first name Adilza, which ranks it number 7,220 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Adilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,214 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adilza most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Adilza (238 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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