Meaning of the nameZenilton
- Male
- Ze-nil-ton
Zenilton is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilton, of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Zenilton 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)
- 3,090
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,810
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,326
- people
Zenilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zenilton, 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 (990 people).
0 women 3,077 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 Zenilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zenilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,193 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 467 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 238 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 137 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 84 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zenilton
The origin of the spelling Zenilton is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -ilton as an element probably taken from names such as Milton, present in Brazilian names such as Adailton and Edilton. Zenilda, a similar spelling, is analyzed in the same dictionary as Zé- + -nilda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,090 people named Zenilton; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always male, and most were born between 1960 and 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Zenilton
What does the name Zenilton mean?
The meaning of Zenilton 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 Zenilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,090 people with the first name Zenilton, which ranks it number 3,810 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Zenilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Zenilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,077 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zenilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Zenilton (1,193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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