Meaning of the nameLisete
- Female
- Li-se-te
Lisete is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ete, a formative that comes from French -ette; its meaning as a given name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Lisete 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)
- 4,398
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,997
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,110
- people
Lisete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lisete, 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 (1,584 people).
4,388 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 Lisete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lisete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.020%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,175 | 0.020% |
| Santa Catarina | 505 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 504 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 316 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 278 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 127 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lisete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ete as a feminine formative coming from French -ette, from a Latin diminutive affix. Wiktionary records Lisette, with tt, as a French diminutive of Elisabeth. The direct link between the spelling Lisete and that form is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,398 people named Lisete, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The records are almost always female, and most of the people were born between 1950 and 1979.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Lisette · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- IBGE: Nomes no Brasil, Censo 2022 · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Lisete
What does the name Lisete mean?
The meaning of Lisete 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 Lisete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,398 people with the first name Lisete, which ranks it number 2,997 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lisete a boy's or a girl's name?
Lisete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,388 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lisete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.020% of the state's population is named Lisete (2,175 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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