Meaning of the nameZulene
- Female
- Zu-le-ne
Zulene is a Brazilian female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil considers perhaps a variant of Zuleica.
Meaning
The meaning of Zulene 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)
- 1,902
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,272
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,261
- people
Zulene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zulene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (589 people).
1,892 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 Zulene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zulene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 577 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 191 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 171 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 124 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 56 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 48 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zulene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies Zulene as a Brazilianism and proposes that it is perhaps a variant of Zuleica, with the formative -lene (Zu- + lene). The Morfemário says -lene probably comes from French -enne or is a splinter of names such as Irene and Marlene, as in Darlene. The meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,902 people named Zulene, with a median age of 51; proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zulene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-LENE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zulene
What does the name Zulene mean?
The meaning of Zulene 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 Zulene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,902 people with the first name Zulene, which ranks it number 5,272 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Zulene a boy's or a girl's name?
Zulene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,892 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zulene most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Zulene (577 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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