Meaning of the nameEdilza
- Female
- E-dil-za
Edilza is a female Brazilian name of uncertain origin, which seems to join Edi- to -ilza; the meaning of the whole is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilza 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)
- 7,420
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,091
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,893
- people
Edilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilza, 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 (2,268 people).
7,383 women 37 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 Edilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.018%
- Pernambuco 0.014%
- Sergipe 0.013%
- Bahia 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,280 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 1,274 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 936 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 607 | 0.018% |
| Pará | 429 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 393 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 346 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 283 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 281 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 252 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 233 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 146 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 121 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 119 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 104 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 90 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 81 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 72 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 54 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilza
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the element Ed-, Edi- to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and gives -ilza as an ending probably of Germanic origin, linked to Elsa and Else, forms of Elisabeth. Edilza combines, on the most natural reading, these two elements, but the meaning of the whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,420 people named Edilza, with a median age of 49, almost all women. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Edi-, -ilza) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edilza
What does the name Edilza mean?
The meaning of Edilza 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 Edilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,420 people with the first name Edilza, which ranks it number 2,091 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,383 women and 37 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edilza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.018% of the state's population is named Edilza (607 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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