Meaning of the nameZenildo
- Male
- Ze-nil-do
Zenildo is a Brazilian male name created on the model of names in -ildo, a Germanic element linked to hild, 'battle'.
Meaning
The meaning of Zenildo 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)
- 6,219
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,353
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,007
- people
Zenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zenildo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,955 people).
33 women 6,186 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 Zenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,406 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,057 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 468 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 384 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 334 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 276 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 271 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 268 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 236 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 214 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 200 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 153 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 149 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 135 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 131 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 71 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zenildo
Zenildo is a Brazilian creation modeled on names ending in -ildo, such as Ivanildo and Hildo, according to Wiktionary. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives -ildo as Germanic in origin, from hild, 'battle', and considers that it may have come from -gildo, much more frequent among traditional names. The same dictionary analyzes the female name Zenilda as Zé + -nilda and records Zé- as a hypocoristic of José, but the exact formation of Zenildo is not documented, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,219 people named Zenildo, with a median age of 49.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Zenildo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ildo, Zé-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zenildo
What does the name Zenildo mean?
The meaning of Zenildo 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 Zenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,219 people with the first name Zenildo, which ranks it number 2,353 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Zenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Zenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 6,186 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Zenildo (1,406 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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