Meaning of the nameZita
- Female
- Italian origin
- Zi-ta
Zita is a female name of Italian origin that means 'girl' in Tuscan Italian, and was also the name of a thirteenth-century Italian saint.
- People (2022)
- 3,274
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,658
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,423
- people
Zita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (971 people).
3,256 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 Zita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 635 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 477 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 356 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 322 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 234 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 135 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 92 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 87 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zita
Behind the Name, in a main entry, gives Zita as 'girl' in Tuscan Italian. Wiktionary records the name in its Italian section as that of a thirteenth-century Italian saint and says the etymology is debated. The name is also used in Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian and Latvian, according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,274 people named Zita, with a median age of 66; the largest number of records is of people born in the 1950s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Zita · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Zita (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Zita
What does the name Zita mean?
Zita means “girl, in Tuscan Italian”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Zita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,274 people with the first name Zita, which ranks it number 3,658 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Zita a boy's or a girl's name?
Zita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,256 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Zita?
Zita is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Zita most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Zita (356 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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