Meaning of the nameMarai
- Female
- Ma-rai
Marai is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded among people born from the 1940s up to 2022.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,261 people named Marai, the 7,091st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Marai 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)
- 1,261
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,091
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 474
- people
Marai in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marai, 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 (272 people).
1,230 women 31 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 Marai is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marai in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 153 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 124 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 98 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 71 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marai
The origin of the spelling Marai is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,261 people named Marai, with a median age of 48. The name appears in every birth decade of the Census since 1940, spread out, and is almost always female, with a few men. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Questions about the name Marai
What does the name Marai mean?
The meaning of Marai 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 Marai in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,261 people with the first name Marai, which ranks it number 7,091 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marai a boy's or a girl's name?
Marai is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,230 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marai most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marai (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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