Meaning of the nameZildete
- Female
- Zil-de-te
Zildete is a feminine Brazilian name formed from Zild- and -ete, a diminutive suffix of French origin; the meaning of Zild- is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Zildete 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)
- 3,580
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,454
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,957
- people
Zildete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zildete, 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 (1,087 people).
3,531 women 49 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 Zildete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zildete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 768 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 608 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 529 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 300 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 147 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 143 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 110 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 102 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 102 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 74 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zildete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Zildete as Zild- + -ete. The Morfemário (morpheme list) explains -ete as coming from the French -ette, that from the Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, and cites Zildete among the Brazilian names with this ending. The meaning of Zild- is not known for certain, and the whole name is left without a known meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,580 people named Zildete, almost always women, with a median age of 55.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zildete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zildete
What does the name Zildete mean?
The meaning of Zildete 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 Zildete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,580 people with the first name Zildete, which ranks it number 3,454 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zildete a boy's or a girl's name?
Zildete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,531 women and 49 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zildete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Zildete (768 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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