Meaning of the nameNelza
- Female
- Nel-za
Nelza is a feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born in the 1940s to 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelza 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)
- 12,206
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,492
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,599
- people
Nelza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelza, 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 (3,687 people).
12,150 women 56 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 Nelza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.015%
- Espírito Santo 0.015%
- Mato Grosso 0.011%
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
- Bahia 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,195 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,841 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,260 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 1,226 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 802 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 556 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 497 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 480 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 404 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 402 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 384 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 354 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 237 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 229 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 213 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 209 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 187 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 132 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 112 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 109 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 108 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 72 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelza
The origin of the name Nelza is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the ending -elza, from names such as Elza, as probably coming from the Germanic Elsa, a diminutive of Elisabeth, and finds it in Brazilian names such as Joelza and Deilza; how Nelza was formed is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,206 people named Nelza, with a median age of 63. Almost all are women, born mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, and the name is proportionally most common in Rondônia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Nelza
What does the name Nelza mean?
The meaning of Nelza 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 Nelza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,206 people with the first name Nelza, which ranks it number 1,492 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nelza a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,150 women and 56 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nelza most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Nelza (237 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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