Meaning of the nameMarilsa
- Female
- Ma-ril-sa
Marilsa is a Brazilian female name that begins with Mari-, an element the Morfemário links to Maria, and whose origin as a whole is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilsa is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,599
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,541
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,060
- people
Marilsa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilsa, 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 (1,812 people).
5,579 women 20 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 Marilsa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilsa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.007%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,540 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 778 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 748 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 626 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 241 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 205 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 179 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 165 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 160 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 138 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 119 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 107 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 83 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilsa
The Morfemário 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, and uses it in the formation of many Brazilian names. The origin of the ending -lsa and of the name as a whole is uncertain; the same Morfemário lists similar endings, written with Z, such as -elza and -ilza, but no source links Marilsa to them. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,599 people named Marilsa, almost always women and born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilsa
What does the name Marilsa mean?
The meaning of Marilsa is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Marilsa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,599 people with the first name Marilsa, which ranks it number 2,541 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marilsa a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilsa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,579 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marilsa most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.007% of the state's population is named Marilsa (778 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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