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Meaning of the nameMariazinha

Mariazinha is a feminine name formed from Maria with the diminutive suffix -zinha; the remote origin of Maria is the Hebrew Miriam.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 927 people named Mariazinha, the 8,724th 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 Mariazinha 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)
927
Rank in Brazil
#8,724
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
1,041
people

Mariazinha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Mariazinha, 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 (281 people).

923 women 0 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 Mariazinha is most common

States with the highest share of people named Mariazinha in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia2280.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1030.001%
São Paulo960.000%
Santa Catarina780.001%
Paraná670.001%
Amazonas480.001%
Goiás410.001%
Maranhão360.001%
Pará300.000%
Minas Gerais240.000%
Distrito Federal190.001%
Rio de Janeiro170.000%
Piauí170.001%
Mato Grosso160.000%
Tocantins160.001%
Acre160.002%
Ceará150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Mariazinha

Mariazinha is the diminutive form of Maria, with the suffix -zinha. According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Maria comes from the Latin Maria, from the Greek Μαρία, which in turn comes from the Hebrew Miriam; the meaning of Miriam has been debated for centuries, and for that reason the meaning of the name is not settled. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 927 people named Mariazinha, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The birth peak is in the 1960s. The name is almost always female.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: -zinho · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Miriam · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maria · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Mariazinha

What does the name Mariazinha mean?

The meaning of Mariazinha 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 Mariazinha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 927 people with the first name Mariazinha, which ranks it number 8,724 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Mariazinha a boy's or a girl's name?

Mariazinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 923 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Mariazinha?

Mariazinha is a name of Hebrew, Latin, Greek and Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Mariazinha most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mariazinha (228 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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