Meaning of the nameZuleide
- Female
- Zu-lei-de
Zuleide is a Brazilian feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats as a variant of Zuleica and Zuleima, with the formative -leide.
Meaning
The meaning of Zuleide 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)
- 19,470
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,087
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,928
- people
Zuleide in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zuleide, 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 (5,803 people).
19,393 women 77 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 Zuleide is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zuleide in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.028%
- Alagoas 0.027%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.025%
- Acre 0.022%
- Paraíba 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,424 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 2,567 | 0.028% |
| Bahia | 1,707 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,073 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 1,016 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 946 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 911 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 854 | 0.027% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 831 | 0.025% |
| Maranhão | 811 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 786 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 761 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 495 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 460 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 383 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 312 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 287 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 267 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 264 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 250 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 240 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 220 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 182 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 149 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 140 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 80 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 54 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zuleide
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classes Zuleide as a brasileirismo and describes it as a variant of names such as Zuleica and Zuleima, with the formative -leide. For Zuleica, the same dictionary gathers hypotheses of Arabic origin. The meaning of Zuleide is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,470 people named Zuleide, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female, the largest number were born in the 1960s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zuleide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zuleica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zuleide
What does the name Zuleide mean?
The meaning of Zuleide 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 Zuleide in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,470 people with the first name Zuleide, which ranks it number 1,087 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zuleide a boy's or a girl's name?
Zuleide is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 19,393 women and 77 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zuleide most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.028% of the state's population is named Zuleide (2,567 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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