Meaning of the nameMarisangela
- Female
- Ma-ri-san-ge-la
Marisangela is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with the element Mari-, common in names in the country, and its full meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,257 people named Marisangela, the 7,102nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Marisangela 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)
- 1,257
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,102
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,281
- people
Marisangela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marisangela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (576 people).
1,253 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 Marisangela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marisangela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 219 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 190 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 95 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 91 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marisangela
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Mari- as an element probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The full formation of Marisangela is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,257 people named Marisangela, with a median age of 40; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marisangela
What does the name Marisangela mean?
The meaning of Marisangela 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 Marisangela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,257 people with the first name Marisangela, which ranks it number 7,102 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marisangela a boy's or a girl's name?
Marisangela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,253 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marisangela most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marisangela (219 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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