Meaning of the nameNilzete
- Female
- Nil-ze-te
Nilzete is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that ends in -ete, a suffix of French origin common in names in the country.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilzete 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)
- 10,537
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,644
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,374
- people
Nilzete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilzete, 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 (3,278 people).
10,484 women 53 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 Nilzete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilzete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.035%
- Espírito Santo 0.013%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
- Pará 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,888 | 0.035% |
| São Paulo | 1,521 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 936 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 514 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 497 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 308 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 216 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 215 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 210 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 137 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 135 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 117 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 76 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 72 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 44 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilzete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Nilzete among the Brazilian names with the ending -ete, which comes from French -ette, in turn from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix. The origin of the start Nilz- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,537 people named Nilzete, with a median age of 54. The name is almost always female, with a peak among people born in the 1960s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilzete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nilzete
What does the name Nilzete mean?
The meaning of Nilzete 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 Nilzete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,537 people with the first name Nilzete, which ranks it number 1,644 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilzete a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilzete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,484 women and 53 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nilzete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.035% of the state's population is named Nilzete (4,888 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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