Meaning of the nameZenir
- Female
- Ze-nir
Zenir is a Brazilian name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born up to the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Zenir 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)
- 5,600
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,540
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,555
- people
Zenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zenir, 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 (1,556 people).
5,164 women 436 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 Zenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.016%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
- Paraná 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 1,200 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 781 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 774 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 692 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 381 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 309 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 276 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 237 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 131 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 67 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zenir
The origin of the spelling Zenir is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes the similar name Zenilda as 'Zé + -nilda' and classifies it as a brasileirismo, a Brazilian coinage, but the formation of Zenir is not documented. The name is almost always female and is concentrated among people born before 1970. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,600 people named Zenir, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Zenir
What does the name Zenir mean?
The meaning of Zenir 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 Zenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,600 people with the first name Zenir, which ranks it number 2,540 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Zenir is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,164 women and 436 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zenir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.016% of the state's population is named Zenir (1,200 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Zenir with a source. See the methodology.