Meaning of the nameMarivania
- Female
- Ma-ri-va-ni-a
Marivania is a female name that begins with the element Mari-, with the most records among people born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,267 people named Marivania, the 3,064th 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 Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Marivania 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)
- 4,267
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,064
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,473
- people
Marivania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marivania, 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 (1,506 people).
4,255 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 Marivania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marivania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Bahia 0.008%
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,094 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 491 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 316 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 234 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 233 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 186 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 181 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 178 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 132 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 120 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 120 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 119 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 109 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 90 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marivania
The origin of the name Marivania is uncertain, and no meaning is documented for it. It begins with Mari-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The same Morfemário lists Marivan among the Brazilian names with the formative -van, of doubtful origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,267 people named Marivania, almost always women, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (elemento Mari-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marivania
What does the name Marivania mean?
The meaning of Marivania 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 Marivania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,267 people with the first name Marivania, which ranks it number 3,064 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marivania a boy's or a girl's name?
Marivania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,255 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marivania most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Marivania (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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