Meaning of the nameZelina
- Female
- Ze-li-na
Zelina is a feminine name ending in -ina, most frequent among people born in the 1940s through the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Zelina 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)
- 3,738
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,350
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,034
- people
Zelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zelina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (970 people).
3,722 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 Zelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Piauí 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 541 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 538 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 466 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 360 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 340 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 220 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 197 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 146 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 108 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 85 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 67 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 66 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zelina
The origin of Zelina is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin, found in traditional names such as Cristina and Regina. In the 2022 Census, the name is almost always female and most of the people recorded were born before 1980. IBGE recorded 3,738 people named Zelina, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zelina
What does the name Zelina mean?
The meaning of Zelina 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 Zelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,738 people with the first name Zelina, which ranks it number 3,350 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Zelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Zelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,722 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zelina most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Zelina (220 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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