Meaning of the nameLuzinete
- Female
- Lu-zi-ne-te
Luzinete is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, a spelling variant of Lusinete, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes as Lusi- + -nete.
Meaning
The meaning of Luzinete 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)
- 49,374
- Rank in Brazil
- #573
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 54,624
- people
Luzinete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luzinete, 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 (14,440 people).
49,131 women 243 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 Luzinete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luzinete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.079%
- Paraíba 0.072%
- Alagoas 0.059%
- Bahia 0.047%
- Sergipe 0.045%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,947 | 0.020% |
| Pernambuco | 7,156 | 0.079% |
| Bahia | 6,652 | 0.047% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,105 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 2,869 | 0.072% |
| Maranhão | 2,416 | 0.036% |
| Alagoas | 1,838 | 0.059% |
| Paraná | 1,753 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 1,476 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,428 | 0.043% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,420 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,419 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,302 | 0.036% |
| Pará | 1,083 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 1,016 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 1,000 | 0.045% |
| Piauí | 937 | 0.029% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 934 | 0.034% |
| Distrito Federal | 668 | 0.024% |
| Rondônia | 530 | 0.034% |
| Tocantins | 500 | 0.033% |
| Amazonas | 425 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 192 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 116 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 98 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 56 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luzinete
The origin of Luzinete is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the name as a spelling variant of Lusinete, formed by Lusi- + -nete. The morpheme list explains the ending -ete through French -ette, itself from the Latin diminutive -eta, and includes Lusinete among the Brazilian names with this ending, alongside Ivanete and Lucinete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 49,374 people named Luzinete, with a median age of 54; proportionally, the name is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lusinete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Luzinete
What does the name Luzinete mean?
The meaning of Luzinete 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 Luzinete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 49,374 people with the first name Luzinete, which ranks it number 573 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Luzinete a boy's or a girl's name?
Luzinete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 49,131 women and 243 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luzinete most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.079% of the state's population is named Luzinete (7,156 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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