Meaning of the nameZeila
- Female
- Zei-la
Zeila is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with no records of women born after the 1990s in the 2022 Census.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,170 people named Zeila, the 7,441st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Zeila 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)
- 1,170
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,441
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,353
- people
Zeila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zeila, 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 (319 people).
1,163 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 Zeila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zeila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 209 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 186 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 103 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 68 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zeila
The origin of the name Zeila is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the name with almost always female use. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,170 people named Zeila, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zeila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Zeila
What does the name Zeila mean?
The meaning of Zeila 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 Zeila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,170 people with the first name Zeila, which ranks it number 7,441 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zeila a boy's or a girl's name?
Zeila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,163 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zeila most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Zeila (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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