Meaning of the nameGilza
- Female
- Gil-za
Gilza is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists among the names ending in -ilza.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilza 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)
- 3,698
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,378
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,851
- people
Gilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilza, 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 (1,089 people).
3,686 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 Gilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.014%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 614 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 489 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 484 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 405 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 307 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 150 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 147 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 123 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 111 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 96 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilza
The origin of Gilza is uncertain. In the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, the ending -ilza (or -ilze) is linked, with the caveat "probably", to Elsa and Else, diminutives of Elisabeth, and the beginning Gil- is described as of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from given names such as Gilberto. Most people named Gilza were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,698 people named Gilza, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Gilza
What does the name Gilza mean?
The meaning of Gilza 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 Gilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,698 people with the first name Gilza, which ranks it number 3,378 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,686 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilza most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.014% of the state's population is named Gilza (307 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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