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Meaning of the nameElzira

Elzira is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mostly among people born before 1970.

Meaning

The meaning of Elzira 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)
3,659
Rank in Brazil
#3,401
Median age
70 years
2010 Census
5,018
people

Elzira in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elzira, 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 (1,041 people).

3,646 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 Elzira is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elzira in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.006%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.005%
  4. Paraná 0.003%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul6810.006%
Minas Gerais5670.003%
São Paulo4680.001%
Santa Catarina4500.006%
Paraná3600.003%
Rio de Janeiro2780.002%
Espírito Santo2000.005%
Bahia1430.001%
Goiás870.001%
Pará750.001%
Mato Grosso600.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul540.002%
Amazonas390.001%
Rondônia330.002%
Maranhão280.000%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Pernambuco170.000%
Piauí170.001%
Ceará160.000%
Tocantins150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Elzira

The origin of the name Elzira is uncertain. Almost all records are of people born up to the 1960s, and almost none were born after 1980. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,659 people named Elzira, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Questions about the name Elzira

What does the name Elzira mean?

The meaning of Elzira 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 Elzira in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,659 people with the first name Elzira, which ranks it number 3,401 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Elzira a boy's or a girl's name?

Elzira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,646 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Elzira most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Elzira (681 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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