Meaning of the nameZeni
- Female
- Ze-ni
Zeni is a female name of uncertain origin in Brazil, which also exists as an Italian surname derived from Zeno and is concentrated among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Zeni 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)
- 7,035
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,163
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,868
- people
Zeni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zeni, 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 (2,072 people).
6,828 women 207 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 Zeni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zeni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 1,603 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,326 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 870 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 727 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 668 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 582 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 296 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 252 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 127 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 111 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 80 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 76 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zeni
According to Wiktionary, Zeni is in Italian a surname of patronymic origin derived from the name Zeno; the origin of Zeni as a given name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,035 people named Zeni, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Zeni · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Zeni
What does the name Zeni mean?
The meaning of Zeni 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 Zeni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,035 people with the first name Zeni, which ranks it number 2,163 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zeni a boy's or a girl's name?
Zeni is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,828 women and 207 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zeni most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.014% of the state's population is named Zeni (1,603 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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