Meaning of the nameZenilda
- Female
- Ze-nil-da
Zenilda is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Zé and -nilda, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Zenilda 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)
- 29,064
- Rank in Brazil
- #841
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 32,641
- people
Zenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zenilda, 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 (8,677 people).
28,919 women 145 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 Zenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.038%
- Espírito Santo 0.033%
- Rondônia 0.027%
- Paraná 0.026%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.023%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 5,359 | 0.038% |
| São Paulo | 5,007 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 2,992 | 0.026% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,096 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,779 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,692 | 0.022% |
| Pernambuco | 1,252 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,250 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,146 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 718 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 669 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 654 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 644 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 628 | 0.023% |
| Mato Grosso | 593 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 434 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 428 | 0.027% |
| Paraíba | 423 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 276 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 251 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 186 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 162 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 111 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 104 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 65 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 62 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zenilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Zenilda as Zé + -nilda and classifies it as a Brazilianism. Wiktionary describes it as a Brazilian creation made by analogy with names in -ilda, such as Hilda and Matilda, of Proto-Germanic root, and lists the related names Zenilde and Zenildo. The Morfemário gives -ilda the Germanic origin hild, 'combat'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,064 people named Zenilda, with a median age of 54, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Zenilda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zenilda
What does the name Zenilda mean?
The meaning of Zenilda 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 Zenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,064 people with the first name Zenilda, which ranks it number 841 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Zenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 28,919 women and 145 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.038% of the state's population is named Zenilda (5,359 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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