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Meaning of the nameZuila

Zuila is a female name with records since before 1940, most frequent among people born from 1940 to 1970.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,734 people named Zuila, the 5,651st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Meaning

The meaning of Zuila 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)
1,734
Rank in Brazil
#5,651
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
2,350
people

Zuila in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Zuila, 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 (365 people).

1,731 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 Zuila is most common

States with the highest share of people named Zuila in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Ceará 0.006%
  2. Amazonas 0.003%
  3. Maranhão 0.003%
  4. Pará 0.003%
  5. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Ceará5100.006%
Pará2130.003%
Maranhão1860.003%
São Paulo1270.000%
Amazonas1200.003%
Rio Grande do Norte910.003%
Rio de Janeiro850.001%
Pernambuco560.001%
Paraíba520.001%
Piauí410.001%
Acre350.004%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Bahia230.000%
Goiás210.000%
Amapá210.003%
Minas Gerais190.000%
Rondônia170.001%
Mato Grosso160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Zuila

The origin of Zuila is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the entry. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,734 people named Zuila, with a median age of 61, almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zuila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Zuila

What does the name Zuila mean?

The meaning of Zuila 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 Zuila in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,734 people with the first name Zuila, which ranks it number 5,651 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Zuila a boy's or a girl's name?

Zuila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,731 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Zuila most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Zuila (510 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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