Meaning of the nameMarivete
- Female
- Ma-ri-ve-te
Marivete is a Brazilian feminine name made of Mari-, a fragment of Maria, and -ete, of French origin and diminutive value.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 997 people named Marivete, the 8,311th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Marivete 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)
- 997
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,311
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,023
- people
Marivete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marivete, 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 (344 people).
992 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 Marivete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marivete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 318 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 173 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 133 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 75 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 48 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marivete
According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Mari- is probably a fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and -ete comes from French -ette, which in turn comes from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. It is almost always a female name, for people born between the 1950s and the 1990s, with the most births in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 997 people named Marivete, with a median age of 50.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marivete
What does the name Marivete mean?
The meaning of Marivete 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 Marivete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 997 people with the first name Marivete, which ranks it number 8,311 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marivete a boy's or a girl's name?
Marivete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 992 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marivete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marivete (318 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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