Meaning of the nameMarlize
- Female
- Mar-li-ze
Marlize is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from 1960 to 1980.
Meaning
The meaning of Marlize 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)
- 2,341
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,594
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,535
- people
Marlize in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marlize, 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 (629 people).
2,330 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 Marlize is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marlize in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 827 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 545 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 336 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 122 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 63 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 52 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marlize
The origin of the spelling Marlize is uncertain. It is a spelling close to Marlise and Marliza, which also appear among the female names in the 2022 Census. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,341 people named Marlize, with a median age of 50. Almost always female, the name appears mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and proportionally it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Questions about the name Marlize
What does the name Marlize mean?
The meaning of Marlize 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 Marlize in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,341 people with the first name Marlize, which ranks it number 4,594 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marlize a boy's or a girl's name?
Marlize is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,330 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marlize most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Marlize (827 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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