Meaning of the nameMarilete
- Female
- Ma-ri-le-te
Marilete is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Mari- and -lete, with a meaning not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,060 people named Marilete, the 3,166th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilete 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)
- 4,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,166
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,149
- people
Marilete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilete, 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 (1,305 people).
4,041 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 Marilete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 1,049 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 673 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 524 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 261 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 209 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 193 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 136 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 106 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 104 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 103 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Marilete as Mari- + -lete. According to the Morfemário, Mari- is probably a fragment taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and Marilete appears among the names with the ending -ete, a diminutive from the French -ette, from the Latin -eta. Since the joining of these elements has no documented meaning, the meaning of Marilete is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,060 people named Marilete; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marilete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-, -ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilete
What does the name Marilete mean?
The meaning of Marilete 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 Marilete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,060 people with the first name Marilete, which ranks it number 3,166 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marilete a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,041 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marilete most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.014% of the state's population is named Marilete (1,049 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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