Meaning of the nameAnailza
- Female
- A-na-il-za
Anailza is a Brazilian feminine name with the ending -ilza, an element of uncertain origin that the Morfemário links to the given name Ilza, from Germanic Ilsa ('nymph, undine') or from Else, a diminutive of Elisabete.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,194 people named Anailza, the 7,348th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Anailza 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)
- 1,194
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,348
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,187
- people
Anailza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anailza, 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 (332 people).
1,189 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 Anailza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anailza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 486 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 144 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 83 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anailza
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilza as of uncertain origin, perhaps from the given name Ilza, which Guérios derives from two possible Germanic sources, and cites Brazilian names with this ending, such as Jailza, Nailza and Railza. The meaning of Anailza as a whole is not documented. People born in the 1970s form the largest group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,194 people named Anailza, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anailza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Anailza
What does the name Anailza mean?
The meaning of Anailza 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 Anailza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,194 people with the first name Anailza, which ranks it number 7,348 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Anailza a boy's or a girl's name?
Anailza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,189 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Anailza most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Anailza (486 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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