Meaning of the nameMarinei
- Female
- Ma-ri-nei
Marinei is a female name formed, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from Mari- and -nei.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,550 people named Marinei, the 4,363rd 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 Marinei 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)
- 2,550
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,363
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,700
- people
Marinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marinei, 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 (964 people).
2,346 women 204 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 Marinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 339 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 326 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 289 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 203 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 201 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 199 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 158 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 152 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 115 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marinei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Marinei as Mari- + -nei and records Mariney as a spelling variant. The Morfemário (morpheme list) says that Mari- is a probable shortening of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and that -nei comes from French Ney, linked to German neu; most names with -nei are male, and Marinei appears there as an exception. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,550 people named Marinei, with a median age of 49. The most common decade of birth is the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marinei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marinei
What does the name Marinei mean?
The meaning of Marinei 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 Marinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,550 people with the first name Marinei, which ranks it number 4,363 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Marinei is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,346 women and 204 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marinei most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marinei (326 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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