Meaning of the nameMarilza
- Female
- Ma-ril-za
Marilza is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, beginning like Marilda and Marilene and ending like Ilza, most often recorded among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilza 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)
- 27,632
- Rank in Brazil
- #867
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 28,274
- people
Marilza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilza, 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 (8,685 people).
27,541 women 91 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 Marilza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.059%
- Rondônia 0.036%
- Mato Grosso 0.034%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.032%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.031%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,947 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,950 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,185 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 2,754 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,270 | 0.059% |
| Bahia | 1,391 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,257 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 893 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 759 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 750 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 658 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 577 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 567 | 0.036% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 272 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 170 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 163 | 0.020% |
| Tocantins | 131 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 117 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 87 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 76 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 73 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 58 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilza
The origin of Marilza is uncertain. The name begins like Marilda and Marilene, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites under the element Mari-, probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and ends like Ilza, from which the element -ilza perhaps comes, also of uncertain origin, found in Marinilza and Vanilza. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,632 people named Marilza, with a median age of 53. Almost all were born between the 1950s and the 1980s; proportionally, the name is most common in Espírito Santo, and it is almost always female. The dictionary records Marilsa as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marilza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-, -ilza) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilza
What does the name Marilza mean?
The meaning of Marilza 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 Marilza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,632 people with the first name Marilza, which ranks it number 867 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marilza a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 27,541 women and 91 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marilza most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.059% of the state's population is named Marilza (2,270 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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