Meaning of the nameLenilza
- Female
- Le-nil-za
Lenilza is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilza, an element linked to the name Ilza.
Meaning
The meaning of Lenilza 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)
- 1,651
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,856
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,737
- people
Lenilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lenilza, 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 (504 people).
1,647 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 Lenilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lenilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 221 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 195 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 167 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 88 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 86 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 76 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 75 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 73 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 72 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lenilza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the element -ilza, -nilza as of uncertain origin: Guérios suggests that Ilza comes from the Germanic Ilsa ('nymph') or from Else, a pet form of Elisabete. The beginning Leni- recalls that of Lenivaldo, which the dictionary analyzes as leni- + -valdo, without indicating an origin for that element. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,651 people named Lenilza, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lenilza
What does the name Lenilza mean?
The meaning of Lenilza 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 Lenilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,651 people with the first name Lenilza, which ranks it number 5,856 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lenilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Lenilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,647 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lenilza most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Lenilza (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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