Meaning of the nameMarileuza
- Female
- Ma-ri-leu-za
Marileuza is a Brazilian feminine name built on the beginning Mari-, common in names derived from Maria, Mariana and Marina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,555 people named Marileuza, the 6,099th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Marileuza 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)
- 1,555
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,099
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,591
- people
Marileuza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marileuza, 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 (597 people).
1,546 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 Marileuza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marileuza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 418 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 63 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marileuza
Marileuza combines the element Mari- with an ending -leuza. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Mari- as probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The origin of the ending -leuza is uncertain. According to the 2022 Census, 1,555 people are recorded with the name, with a median age of 50, almost all of them women and most of them born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marileuza
What does the name Marileuza mean?
The meaning of Marileuza 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 Marileuza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,555 people with the first name Marileuza, which ranks it number 6,099 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marileuza a boy's or a girl's name?
Marileuza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,546 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marileuza most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marileuza (418 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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