Meaning of the nameEspedita
- Female
- Es-pe-di-ta
Espedita is a female name of older use in Brazil, with most of the people recorded born before 1970.
Meaning
The meaning of Espedita 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)
- 4,909
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,770
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,356
- people
Espedita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Espedita, 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 (1,216 people).
4,882 women 27 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 Espedita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Espedita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Ceará 0.007%
- Piauí 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 856 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 813 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 626 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 402 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 339 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 218 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 218 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 196 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 184 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 157 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 149 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 146 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 132 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 89 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 48 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Espedita
The origin of the name Espedita is uncertain. It is the feminine form of Espedito, a name that Wiktionary gives, in Italian, as coming from Latin expeditus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,909 people named Espedita, with a median age of 67. It is almost always a female name, with records concentrated among those born up to the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Espedito · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Espedita
What does the name Espedita mean?
The meaning of Espedita 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 Espedita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,909 people with the first name Espedita, which ranks it number 2,770 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Espedita a boy's or a girl's name?
Espedita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,882 women and 27 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Espedita most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.009% of the state's population is named Espedita (856 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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