Meaning of the nameZara
- Female
- Arabic origin
- Za-ra
Zara is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Arabic zahrâ, 'orange blossom'.
- People (2022)
- 1,329
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,839
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 826
- people
Zara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (336 people).
1,314 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 Zara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 251 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 118 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 110 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 83 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives Zara as coming from Arabic zahrâ, 'orange blossom', and records its use as a name for the planet Venus and as one of the epithets of Fátima. Wiktionary records Zara in English as a variant of Sarah or, possibly, of Arabic zahra, 'flower'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,329 people named Zara, with a median age of 19, almost always women; the group born from 2020 to 2022 has the most records. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Zara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Zara
What does the name Zara mean?
Zara means “orange blossom”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Zara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,329 people with the first name Zara, which ranks it number 6,839 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Zara a boy's or a girl's name?
Zara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,314 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Zara?
Zara is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Zara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Zara (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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