Meaning of the nameMarilea
- Female
- Ma-ri-le-a
Marilea is a female Brazilian name beginning with Mari-, a formative that the Morfemário links to Maria, Mariana and Marina.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilea 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)
- 1,524
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,182
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,379
- people
Marilea in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilea, 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 (522 people).
1,520 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 Marilea is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilea in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 438 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 259 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 195 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 136 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 80 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 77 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilea
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Mari- as a formative probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and lists Brazilian names such as Marileide. The origin of Marilea as a whole name is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,524 people named Marilea, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. Most were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, almost none after 1990, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilea
What does the name Marilea mean?
The meaning of Marilea 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 Marilea in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,524 people with the first name Marilea, which ranks it number 6,182 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marilea a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilea is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,520 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marilea most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marilea (438 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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