Meaning of the nameElzita
- Female
- El-zi-ta
Elzita is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from 1940 to 1960.
Meaning
The meaning of Elzita 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)
- 1,238
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,168
- Median age
- 63.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,540
- people
Elzita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elzita, 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 (379 people).
1,233 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 Elzita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elzita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 337 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 276 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 208 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elzita
The origin of Elzita is uncertain. The spelling resembles Elza, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) probably links to Elsa, a diminutive of Elisabeth, but no source links Elzita to Elza. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,238 people named Elzita, with a median age of 63.5. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elzita
What does the name Elzita mean?
The meaning of Elzita 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 Elzita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,238 people with the first name Elzita, which ranks it number 7,168 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Elzita a boy's or a girl's name?
Elzita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,233 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elzita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elzita (337 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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