Meaning of the nameGraciete
- Female
- Gra-ci-e-te
Graciete is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that ends in -ete, a diminutive suffix common in feminine names such as Claudete and Bernadete.
Meaning
The meaning of Graciete 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)
- 7,280
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,115
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,010
- people
Graciete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Graciete, 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 (1,866 people).
7,244 women 36 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 Graciete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Graciete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.020%
- Amapá 0.019%
- Pará 0.015%
- Pernambuco 0.012%
- Alagoas 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 1,191 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,096 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 848 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 795 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 549 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 478 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 471 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 335 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 259 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 230 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 140 | 0.019% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 107 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 81 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 67 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 66 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 60 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 41 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Graciete
The origin of Graciete is uncertain. The name ends in -ete, which the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a feminine formative of diminutive origin, coming from French -ette and Latin -eta, present in names such as Claudete, Bernadete and Salete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,280 people named Graciete, with a median age of 48, almost always women and mostly born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Graciete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Graciete
What does the name Graciete mean?
The meaning of Graciete 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 Graciete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,280 people with the first name Graciete, which ranks it number 2,115 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Graciete a boy's or a girl's name?
Graciete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,244 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Graciete most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.020% of the state's population is named Graciete (795 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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