Meaning of the nameNizete
- Female
- Ni-ze-te
Nizete is a Brazilian feminine name that ends in the diminutive suffix -ete, of French origin; the beginning Niz- is of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,512 people named Nizete, the 6,225th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Nizete 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)
- 1,512
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,225
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,799
- people
Nizete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nizete, 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 (419 people).
1,492 women 20 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 Nizete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nizete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 224 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 211 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 71 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nizete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ete as a formative coming from French -ette, which in turn comes from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, as in Claudete and Salete. It also lists Nisete as a spelling variant of Nizete. The origin of Niz- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,512 people named Nizete, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nizete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nizete
What does the name Nizete mean?
The meaning of Nizete 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 Nizete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,512 people with the first name Nizete, which ranks it number 6,225 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nizete a boy's or a girl's name?
Nizete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,492 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nizete most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nizete (172 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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