Meaning of the nameMarilândia
- Female
- Ma-ri-lân-di-a
Marilandia is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Mari- and -lândia, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilândia 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)
- 1,215
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,245
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,309
- people
Marilândia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilândia, 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 (354 people).
1,211 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 Marilândia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilândia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 241 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 210 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 128 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilândia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives the formation Mari- + -lândia. The Morfemário explains that Mari- is probably taken from names such as Maria and Mariana, and that -lândia seems to have migrated from place names such as Uberlândia, with Germanic land, 'land, nation, country'. The records are almost all female, of people born mostly in the 1960s through 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,215 people named Marilandia, with a median age of 43.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marilândia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilândia
What does the name Marilândia mean?
The meaning of Marilândia 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 Marilândia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,215 people with the first name Marilândia, which ranks it number 7,245 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marilândia a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilândia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,211 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marilândia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marilândia (241 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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