Meaning of the nameGenilsa
- Female
- Ge-nil-sa
Genilsa is a female name of Brazilian formation with no documented origin, ending in -ilsa, a variant with s of the ending -ilza.
Meaning
The meaning of Genilsa 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)
- 1,388
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,619
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,607
- people
Genilsa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genilsa, 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 (408 people).
1,383 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 Genilsa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genilsa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 206 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 143 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 112 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 109 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 103 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 78 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 75 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genilsa
The origin of Genilsa is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Genilza among the names with the ending -ilza, of uncertain origin and possibly linked to the name Ilza, and the Dictionary records Genilza as its own entry. Genilsa spells with s what that entry spells with z. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,388 people named Genilsa, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Genilza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Genilsa
What does the name Genilsa mean?
The meaning of Genilsa 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 Genilsa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,388 people with the first name Genilsa, which ranks it number 6,619 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Genilsa a boy's or a girl's name?
Genilsa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,383 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Genilsa most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Genilsa (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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