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Meaning of the nameZuleica

Zuleica is the Portuguese form of Zuleika, a name that Wiktionary gives as coming from Arabic zulayḵā; the meaning is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Zuleica 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)
5,676
Rank in Brazil
#2,516
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
7,158
people

Zuleica in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Zuleica, 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 (1,287 people).

5,651 women 25 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 Zuleica is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
  3. São Paulo 0.004%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,8080.004%
Rio de Janeiro1,0230.006%
Rio Grande do Sul7050.007%
Minas Gerais4950.002%
Bahia2790.002%
Paraná2710.002%
Santa Catarina2120.003%
Espírito Santo1560.004%
Ceará1100.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul940.003%
Mato Grosso870.002%
Goiás800.001%
Pernambuco740.001%
Distrito Federal690.002%
Paraíba320.001%
Pará280.000%
Amazonas280.001%
Sergipe280.001%
Rio Grande do Norte210.001%
Alagoas160.001%
Rondônia150.001%

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

About the name Zuleica

Wiktionary gives Zuleika as a name coming from Arabic زُلَيْخَا (zulayḵā) and lists Zuleica as the equivalent form in Portuguese. According to Behind the Name, a medieval tradition, especially in Persian poetry, gave this name to the wife of Potiphar, a biblical figure; the same source considers the meaning uncertain. In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, José Pedro Machado tentatively suggests Arabic zulaiqâ, 'peach', and another author links the name to Zuleikha, 'plump, chubby'. It is an almost always female name of older generations, rare among people born from the 1990s on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,676 people named Zuleica, with a median age of 60.

It is the most common spelling in the group, with C, the form that Wiktionary gives for Portuguese.

Other spellings of Zuleica

SpellingPeople (2022)
Zuleica5,676
Zuleika2,127

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Zuleika · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zuleica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Zuleika · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Zuleica

What does the name Zuleica mean?

The meaning of Zuleica 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 Zuleica in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,676 people with the first name Zuleica, which ranks it number 2,516 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Zuleica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,651 women and 25 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Zuleica?

Zuleica is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Zuleica most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Zuleica (705 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Zuleica?

Zuleika. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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