Meaning of the nameKelita
- Female
- Ke-li-ta
Kelita is a spelling of the name Celita.
Meaning
The meaning of Kelita 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)
- 1,178
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,404
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,292
- people
Kelita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (407 people).
1,170 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 Kelita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 188 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 142 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 80 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kelita
Replaces the initial C with K. No source gives an origin for this spelling, and the peak of the records is among people born in the 1990s.
About the name Celita
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), gives Celita as coming from Latin caelita, with the meaning '(she) who came from heaven'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,362 people named Celita, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Kelita replaces the initial C with K.
Other spellings of Celita
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Celita | 5,362 |
| Kelita | 1,178 |
Questions about the name Kelita
What does the name Kelita mean?
The meaning of Kelita 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 Kelita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,178 people with the first name Kelita, which ranks it number 7,404 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Kelita a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,170 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kelita most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Kelita (188 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kelita?
Celita. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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