Meaning of the nameMarize
- Female
- Ma-ri-ze
Marize is a Brazilian feminine name, a spelling with Z of Marise, beginning with Mari-, an element probably taken from Maria, Mariana and Marina.
Meaning
The meaning of Marize 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)
- 5,952
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,426
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,855
- people
Marize in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marize, 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 (1,756 people).
5,924 women 28 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 Marize is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marize in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.009%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,155 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 852 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 584 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 519 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 381 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 372 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 358 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 203 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 194 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 179 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 151 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 141 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 128 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 123 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 89 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 83 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 70 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marize
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Marize among the spelling variants of Marise. The Morfemário describes Mari- as probably an element extracted from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The name as a whole has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,952 people named Marize, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marise · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marize
What does the name Marize mean?
The meaning of Marize 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 Marize in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,952 people with the first name Marize, which ranks it number 2,426 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marize a boy's or a girl's name?
Marize is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,924 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marize most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.009% of the state's population is named Marize (203 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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