Meaning of the nameDelzuita
- Female
- Del-zui-ta
Delzuita is a Brazilian female name that begins with Del-, a common start in names such as Delmira and Delson, and whose remainder has no documented derivation.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,290 people named Delzuita, the 6,973rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Delzuita 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)
- 1,290
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,973
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,375
- people
Delzuita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delzuita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (360 people).
1,285 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 Delzuita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delzuita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 377 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 220 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 155 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 70 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 63 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delzuita
The origin of Delzuita is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains Del- in names such as Délia, Delmiro and Delson as a shortened form of Adel-, from Germanic athal, 'noble'; for Delzuita there is no documented derivation, so no meaning is assigned. The records are concentrated in the 1940s through the 1960s, and almost all the people registered are women. IBGE recorded 1,290 people named Delzuita in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Delzuita
What does the name Delzuita mean?
The meaning of Delzuita 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 Delzuita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,290 people with the first name Delzuita, which ranks it number 6,973 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Delzuita a boy's or a girl's name?
Delzuita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,285 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Delzuita most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Delzuita (220 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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