Meaning of the nameIsabete
- Female
- I-sa-be-te
Isabete is a Brazilian feminine name formed, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, from Isa- + -bete, with Isa- linked to Isabel.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,286 people named Isabete, the 6,988th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Isabete 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)
- 1,286
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,988
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,344
- people
Isabete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isabete, 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 (417 people).
1,281 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 Isabete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isabete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 232 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 179 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 145 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 118 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isabete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Isabete as Isa- + -bete. In the Morfemário, Isa- is described as a probable element taken from given names such as Isabel and Izabel, and Isabete appears among the Brazilian examples, alongside Isamar and Isalene. The ending -bete has no documented origin, and the whole name has no assigned meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,286 people named Isabete; the name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The dictionary records the spellings Isabethe, Izabete and Izabethe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isabete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Isa-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Isabete
What does the name Isabete mean?
The meaning of Isabete 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 Isabete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,286 people with the first name Isabete, which ranks it number 6,988 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Isabete a boy's or a girl's name?
Isabete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,281 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Isabete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Isabete (179 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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