Meaning of the nameMarineis
- Female
- Ma-ri-neis
Marineis is a Brazilian female name with a rare spelling and an uncertain origin, which begins with the element Mari- and was most often recorded among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Marineis 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)
- 1,500
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,268
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,007
- people
Marineis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marineis, 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 (584 people).
1,488 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 Marineis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marineis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 311 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 199 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 70 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marineis
The origin of the spelling Marineis is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the initial element Mari- as probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and lists the ending -eis in Rosineis, without analyzing it separately. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,500 people named Marineis, with a median age of 49, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marineis
What does the name Marineis mean?
The meaning of Marineis 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 Marineis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,500 people with the first name Marineis, which ranks it number 6,268 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marineis a boy's or a girl's name?
Marineis is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,488 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marineis most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marineis (311 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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