Meaning of the nameLizete
- Female
- Li-ze-te
Lizete is a Brazilian female name with the ending -ete, a diminutive of French origin (-ette) that the Morfemário lists among names such as Lucinete and Marilete.
Meaning
The meaning of Lizete 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)
- 7,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,158
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,044
- people
Lizete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lizete, 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 (1,974 people).
7,025 women 35 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 Lizete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lizete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.014%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,476 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 1,006 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 874 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 665 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 559 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 514 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 316 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 213 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 189 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 182 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 148 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 100 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 95 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 88 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 65 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lizete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Lizete among the Brazilian names with the ending -ete, which comes from the French -ette and, ultimately, from the Latin diminutive suffix -eta. The origin of the beginning Liz- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,060 people named Lizete, with a median age of 60. The peak was among those born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lizete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lizete
What does the name Lizete mean?
The meaning of Lizete 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 Lizete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,060 people with the first name Lizete, which ranks it number 2,158 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lizete a boy's or a girl's name?
Lizete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,025 women and 35 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lizete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.014% of the state's population is named Lizete (1,476 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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