Meaning of the nameMarita
- Female
- Ma-ri-ta
Marita is a female name that Wiktionary records in several languages, but with no Portuguese entry and an uncertain Brazilian origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 911 people named Marita, the 8,816th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Marita 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)
- 911
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,816
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,157
- people
Marita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marita, 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 (196 people).
909 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 Marita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 204 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 130 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marita
Wiktionary describes Marita as a female name in several languages (English, Faroese, Finnish, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish); in Norwegian it is a Latinate form of Marit, derived from Margareta. It records there that the popular link with Maria is considered a folk etymology. There is no Portuguese entry, so the origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 911 people named Marita, with a median age of 61. It is almost always female, with more records among people born in the 1960s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Marita · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Marita
What does the name Marita mean?
The meaning of Marita 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 Marita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 911 people with the first name Marita, which ranks it number 8,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marita a boy's or a girl's name?
Marita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 909 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marita most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Marita (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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