Meaning of the nameLuizete
- Female
- Lu-i-ze-te
Luizete is a female name of Brazilian formation ending in -ete, a feminine diminutive suffix that comes from the French -ette.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people named Luizete, the 6,816th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Luizete 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)
- 1,335
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,816
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,376
- people
Luizete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luizete, 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 (443 people).
1,226 women 109 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 Luizete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luizete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 280 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 229 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luizete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ete as a diminutive suffix from the French -ette, from the Latin -eta, found in names such as Claudete and Marilete. The Dictionary records Luisete as a spelling variant of Luizete. The formation of the beginning Luiz- is not documented for this name, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,335 people named Luizete, with a median age of 58; it is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1950 and 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luizete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Luizete
What does the name Luizete mean?
The meaning of Luizete 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 Luizete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people with the first name Luizete, which ranks it number 6,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Luizete a boy's or a girl's name?
Luizete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,226 women and 109 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luizete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Luizete (280 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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