Meaning of the nameMariza
- Female
- Ma-ri-za
Mariza is a female name, the Z spelling of Marisa, which Machado derives from the French Marise, a blend of Marie and Louise.
Meaning
The meaning of Mariza is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 43,736
- Rank in Brazil
- #620
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 44,989
- people
Mariza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mariza, 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 (10,948 people).
43,582 women 154 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 Mariza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mariza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.035%
- Santa Catarina 0.033%
- Paraná 0.033%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.028%
- Minas Gerais 0.026%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,709 | 0.020% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,229 | 0.026% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,424 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,841 | 0.035% |
| Paraná | 3,744 | 0.033% |
| Bahia | 3,100 | 0.022% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,522 | 0.033% |
| Pará | 1,662 | 0.021% |
| Goiás | 1,458 | 0.021% |
| Pernambuco | 1,422 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 822 | 0.021% |
| Amazonas | 733 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso | 673 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 646 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 635 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 632 | 0.023% |
| Paraíba | 625 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 478 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 419 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 417 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 348 | 0.016% |
| Tocantins | 331 | 0.022% |
| Piauí | 327 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 260 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 112 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 90 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 77 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mariza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Mariza among the spelling variants of Marisa and, citing Machado (1981), derives Marisa from the French Marise, a blend of Marie and Louise. Behind the Name describes Marisa as a combination of Maria and Luisa, and the dictionary's Morfemário links the ending -isa or -iza to Luisa and Luiza. Since Behind the Name considers the meaning of Maria uncertain, that of the whole name is too. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 43,736 people named Mariza, with a median age of 53. Most were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and, proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Marisa · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-isa, -iza) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Mariza
What does the name Mariza mean?
The meaning of Mariza is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mariza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 43,736 people with the first name Mariza, which ranks it number 620 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Mariza a boy's or a girl's name?
Mariza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 43,582 women and 154 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mariza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.035% of the state's population is named Mariza (3,841 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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