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Meaning of the nameSusete

Susete is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ete, a diminutive formative that came from French.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,360 people named Susete, the 6,721st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Susete 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)
1,360
Rank in Brazil
#6,721
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
1,701
people

Susete in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Susete, 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 (557 people).

1,351 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 Susete is most common

States with the highest share of people named Susete in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4400.001%
Rio Grande do Sul3610.003%
Santa Catarina820.001%
Paraná700.001%
Rio de Janeiro690.000%
Bahia490.000%
Ceará360.000%
Minas Gerais350.000%
Goiás300.000%
Pernambuco290.000%
Pará210.000%
Distrito Federal180.001%
Amazonas160.000%
Paraíba160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Susete

The origin of the spelling Susete is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ete as a feminine formative from French -ette, which comes from Latin -eta, with a diminutive value, found in names such as Claudete, Josete and Marinete. The beginning Su- has no documented basis, so the meaning of the whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,360 people named Susete, with a median age of 56; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Susete

What does the name Susete mean?

The meaning of Susete 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 Susete in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,360 people with the first name Susete, which ranks it number 6,721 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Susete a boy's or a girl's name?

Susete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,351 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Susete most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Susete (361 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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