Meaning of the nameZelita
- Female
- Ze-li-ta
Zelita is a Brazilian female name of undocumented origin, recorded mostly among people born up to the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Zelita 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)
- 5,659
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,521
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,959
- people
Zelita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zelita, 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 (1,584 people).
5,623 women 36 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 Zelita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zelita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.009%
- Minas Gerais 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,420 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 1,216 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 1,035 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 292 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 267 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 235 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 199 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 70 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zelita
The origin of Zelita is not known with certainty. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the similar name Zelida as a brasileirismo, perhaps a variant of Zélia or Zelinda, and records Ze- as a hypocoristic of José in names such as Zelânia and Zeleide; for Zelita, however, no formation is documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,659 people named Zelita, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zelida · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Zé-; Ze-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zelita
What does the name Zelita mean?
The meaning of Zelita 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 Zelita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,659 people with the first name Zelita, which ranks it number 2,521 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Zelita a boy's or a girl's name?
Zelita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,623 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zelita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.009% of the state's population is named Zelita (1,216 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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