Meaning of the nameElizeth
- Female
- E-li-zeth
Elizeth is a Brazilian feminine name spelled with a final -th, which recalls Elizete, and its origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Elizeth 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)
- 1,998
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,121
- Median age
- 50.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,565
- people
Elizeth in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elizeth, 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 (563 people).
1,986 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 Elizeth is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elizeth in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 334 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 304 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 277 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 148 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 142 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 88 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 70 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 25 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elizeth
The origin of the spelling Elizeth is uncertain. It recalls Elizete, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil forms as Eli(z)- + -ete and, citing Machado (1981), derives from French Elisette, a diminutive of Elise or Elisa; among the spelling variants of Elizete the dictionary lists Elizethe. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,998 people named Elizeth, with a median age of 50.5. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elizete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elizeth
What does the name Elizeth mean?
The meaning of Elizeth 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 Elizeth in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,998 people with the first name Elizeth, which ranks it number 5,121 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elizeth a boy's or a girl's name?
Elizeth is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,986 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elizeth most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elizeth (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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