Meaning of the nameZenita
- Female
- Ze-ni-ta
Zenita is a feminine name of uncertain origin, with records concentrated among people born in the 1940s to 1960s and proportionally most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Zenita 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)
- 3,467
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,524
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,339
- people
Zenita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zenita, 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 (942 people).
3,448 women 0 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 Zenita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zenita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.013%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 994 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 398 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 379 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 334 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 332 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 239 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 177 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 119 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zenita
The origin of Zenita is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,467 people named Zenita, with a median age of 63; the records are almost always female, most were born between 1940 and 1969, and few were born from 1990 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Zenita
What does the name Zenita mean?
The meaning of Zenita 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 Zenita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,467 people with the first name Zenita, which ranks it number 3,524 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zenita a boy's or a girl's name?
Zenita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,448 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zenita most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.013% of the state's population is named Zenita (994 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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