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Meaning of the nameMarilise

Marilise is a Brazilian female name that begins with Mari-, a fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and ends in -lise.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,372 people named Marilise, the 6,667th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Marilise 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)
1,372
Rank in Brazil
#6,667
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
1,411
people

Marilise in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Marilise, 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 (345 people).

1,368 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 Marilise is most common

States with the highest share of people named Marilise in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul5370.005%
Santa Catarina2940.004%
Paraná2030.002%
São Paulo1800.000%
Rio de Janeiro350.000%
Minas Gerais170.000%
Mato Grosso160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Marilise

Marilise begins with Mari-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a probable fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The origin of the ending -lise is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,372 people named Marilise, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Marilise

What does the name Marilise mean?

The meaning of Marilise 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 Marilise in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,372 people with the first name Marilise, which ranks it number 6,667 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Marilise a boy's or a girl's name?

Marilise is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,368 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Marilise most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Marilise (537 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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