Meaning of the nameAlziro
- Male
- Al-zi-ro
Alziro is a male name whose corresponding female name is Alzira, a name linked to a Spanish city of Arabic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,749 people named Alziro, the 5,614th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Alziro 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)
- 1,749
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,614
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,567
- people
Alziro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alziro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (521 people).
0 women 1,743 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 Alziro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alziro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 452 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 279 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 185 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 155 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 101 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 66 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alziro
Wiktionary gives Alzira as the corresponding feminine of Alziro and describes Alzira as a Latinized form of Alzire, the protagonist of a play from 1736, a name taken from the Spanish city of Alzira, which comes from the Arabic al-Jazīra, 'the island'. That path is the path of Alzira; for Alziro itself, the origin is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,749 people named Alziro, with a median age of 62. Almost always male, most were born before 1970.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alzira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Alziro · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Alziro
What does the name Alziro mean?
The meaning of Alziro 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 Alziro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,749 people with the first name Alziro, which ranks it number 5,614 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alziro a boy's or a girl's name?
Alziro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,743 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alziro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Alziro (279 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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