Meaning of the nameMarlete
- Female
- Mar-le-te
Marlete is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ete, an ending that comes from French -ette, a diminutive affix.
Meaning
The meaning of Marlete 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)
- 12,202
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,493
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,989
- people
Marlete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marlete, 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 (3,829 people).
12,162 women 40 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 Marlete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marlete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.029%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Rondônia 0.010%
- Pará 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 2,211 | 0.029% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,300 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 1,278 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,269 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 883 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 753 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 744 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 572 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 456 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 355 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 277 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 229 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 221 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 219 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 199 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 165 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 161 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 134 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 114 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 111 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 107 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 89 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 88 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 73 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 72 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 57 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marlete
The origin of Marlete is not known for certain. The name ends in -ete, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as coming from French -ette, which comes from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix; the same Morfemário cites Brazilian names with this ending, such as Marilete and Marinete. It is a name of older generations, with a birth peak in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,202 people named Marlete, almost always women, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marlete
What does the name Marlete mean?
The meaning of Marlete 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 Marlete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,202 people with the first name Marlete, which ranks it number 1,493 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marlete a boy's or a girl's name?
Marlete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,162 women and 40 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marlete most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.029% of the state's population is named Marlete (2,211 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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