Meaning of the nameIzanete
- Female
- I-za-ne-te
Izanete is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that begins like Iza- and ends in the diminutive suffix -ete.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,390 people named Izanete, the 6,611th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Izanete 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)
- 1,390
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,611
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,345
- people
Izanete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Izanete, 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 (421 people).
1,379 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 Izanete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Izanete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 140 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 135 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 132 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 97 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 79 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 77 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 68 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 40 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Izanete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ete as a diminutive suffix from the French -ette, from the Latin -eta, and Isa-/Iza- as a formative probably taken from given names such as Isabel. The exact formation of Izanete is not documented, and the meaning of the whole name remains unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,390 people named Izanete, with a median age of 49. It is almost always a female name, and most of these people were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Izanete
What does the name Izanete mean?
The meaning of Izanete 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 Izanete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,390 people with the first name Izanete, which ranks it number 6,611 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Izanete a boy's or a girl's name?
Izanete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,379 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Izanete most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Izanete (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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