Meaning of the nameZildo
- Male
- Zil-do
Zildo is a short Brazilian masculine name ending in -ildo, recorded mostly among people born from 1950 to 1980.
Meaning
The meaning of Zildo is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,098
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,945
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,548
- people
Zildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zildo, 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 (580 people).
0 women 2,092 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 Zildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 489 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 189 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 156 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 137 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 117 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zildo
The origin of Zildo is uncertain. Ending in -ildo, like Hildo and Amarildo, it recalls the series of names that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild, 'battle', but the formation of Zildo itself is not known for certain. The dictionary records other names beginning with Zil-, such as Zilda, Zilmar and Zilene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,098 people named Zildo, with a median age of 56; proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Zildo
What does the name Zildo mean?
The meaning of Zildo is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Zildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,098 people with the first name Zildo, which ranks it number 4,945 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Zildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,092 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zildo most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Zildo (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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