Meaning of the nameMarilice
- Female
- Ma-ri-li-ce
Marilice is a female name that begins with Mari-, an element the Brazilian names dictionary probably links to Maria and Mariana; the meaning of the whole name is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,191 people named Marilice, the 7,358th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilice 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)
- 1,191
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,358
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,212
- people
Marilice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilice, 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 (319 people).
1,186 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 Marilice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 346 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 248 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 162 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 154 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilice
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that Mari- is probably an element taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, but the ending -lice is not among the elements it describes, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known. It is an almost always female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,191 people named Marilice, with a median age of 49, most of them born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilice
What does the name Marilice mean?
The meaning of Marilice 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 Marilice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,191 people with the first name Marilice, which ranks it number 7,358 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marilice a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,186 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marilice most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marilice (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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