Meaning of the nameWilza
- Female
- Wil-za
Wilza is a female name beginning with Wil-, an element in names such as Wilma and Wilson, and its origin and meaning as a whole are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,878 people named Wilza, the 5,321st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilza 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)
- 1,878
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,321
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,785
- people
Wilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilza, 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 (607 people).
1,868 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 Wilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 284 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 224 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 223 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 199 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 109 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 92 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilza
In the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), WIL- is a probable fragment of traditional names of English origin such as William, Wilma and Wilson, with an element from Gothic wilja ('will'); the pronunciation varies, and the element is also written Vil- and Uil-. The origin of the spelling Wilza is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,878 people named Wilza, with a median age of 46. It is almost always a female name, and most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (WIL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wilza
What does the name Wilza mean?
The meaning of Wilza 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 Wilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,878 people with the first name Wilza, which ranks it number 5,321 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Wilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,868 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wilza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.003% of the state's population is named Wilza (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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