Meaning of the nameMaricelma
- Female
- Ma-ri-cel-ma
Maricelma is a female name of Brazilian formation, beginning with Mari-, ending with the formative -elma and carrying a c between the two.
Meaning
The meaning of Maricelma 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)
- 2,015
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,089
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,253
- people
Maricelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maricelma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (695 people).
2,011 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 Maricelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maricelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 544 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 309 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 116 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 115 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 60 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maricelma
Maricelma combines the opening Mari-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and the ending -elma, a female formative derived from the male formative -elmo, of Germanic origin, linked to 'helmet, protection'. Between the two a c appears. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,015 people named Maricelma, with a median age of 45. The name is almost always female, and the peak is among those born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Maricelma
What does the name Maricelma mean?
The meaning of Maricelma 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 Maricelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,015 people with the first name Maricelma, which ranks it number 5,089 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Maricelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Maricelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,011 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maricelma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Maricelma (544 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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