Meaning of the nameEnilza
- Female
- E-nil-za
Enilza is a feminine Brazilian name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilza, a feminine formative also of uncertain origin, with more people born in the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,103 people named Enilza, the 7,732nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Enilza 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)
- 1,103
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,732
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,266
- people
Enilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enilza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (308 people).
1,097 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 Enilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 160 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 124 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 121 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 63 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enilza
The origin of the name Enilza is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilza as a feminine formative of uncertain origin, linked to Ilza, which perhaps comes from a Germanic word for 'nymph' or from Else, a short form of Elisabete. The same dictionary analyzes the similar name Danilza as Dani- + -(i)lza. These data explain only the ending of the name, not the whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,103 people named Enilza, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Danilza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Enilza
What does the name Enilza mean?
The meaning of Enilza 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 Enilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,103 people with the first name Enilza, which ranks it number 7,732 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Enilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Enilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,097 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Enilza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Enilza (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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