Meaning of the nameMarizelia
- Female
- Ma-ri-ze-li-a
Marizelia is a female name that begins with Mari-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a probable shortening of names such as Maria and Marina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,565 people named Marizelia, the 6,078th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Marizelia 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)
- 1,565
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,078
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,617
- people
Marizelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marizelia, 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 (514 people).
1,562 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 Marizelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marizelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 519 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 161 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marizelia
Marizelia begins with Mari-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates as a probable shortening of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. How the rest of the name was formed is not documented, and its meaning is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,565 people named Marizelia, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba. The records are almost always female, with more people born between the 1960s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (MARI-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marizelia
What does the name Marizelia mean?
The meaning of Marizelia 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 Marizelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,565 people with the first name Marizelia, which ranks it number 6,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marizelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Marizelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,562 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marizelia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Marizelia (161 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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