Meaning of the nameMaraisa
- Female
- Ma-rai-sa
Maraisa is a Brazilian feminine name, analyzed as Mara- plus the ending -isa, most frequent among people born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Maraisa 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)
- 6,154
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,371
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,026
- people
Maraisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maraisa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,533 people).
6,126 women 28 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 Maraisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maraisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,383 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,135 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 496 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 344 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 231 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 223 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 214 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 199 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 197 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 181 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 172 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 159 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 158 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 144 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 134 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 120 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 111 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 109 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 100 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 83 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 42 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maraisa
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which records the name as Maraísa, analyzes it as Mara- + -isa. The Morfemário lists Maraísa among the names with the formative -isa, which it describes as probably taken from given names such as Luisa and Luiza. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, the name is almost always female, and IBGE recorded 6,154 people named Maraisa, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maraísa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Maraisa
What does the name Maraisa mean?
The meaning of Maraisa 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 Maraisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,154 people with the first name Maraisa, which ranks it number 2,371 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Maraisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Maraisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,126 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maraisa most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Maraisa (159 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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