Meaning of the nameAgnelo
- Male
- Ag-ne-lo
Agnelo is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, recorded from people born before 1940.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,129 people named Agnelo, the 4,900th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Agnelo 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)
- 2,129
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,900
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,973
- people
Agnelo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Agnelo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (486 people).
0 women 2,117 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 Agnelo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Agnelo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 563 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 383 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 274 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 67 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Agnelo
The origin of the name Agnelo is uncertain. The Portuguese Wiktionary records it as a male given name, with the feminine form Agnela. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,129 people named Agnelo, with a median age of 61. It is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary (Portuguese): Agnelo · pt.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Agnelo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Agnelo
What does the name Agnelo mean?
The meaning of Agnelo 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 Agnelo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,129 people with the first name Agnelo, which ranks it number 4,900 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Agnelo a boy's or a girl's name?
Agnelo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,117 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Agnelo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Agnelo (563 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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