Meaning of the nameÂngela
- Female
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- Ân-ge-la
Ângela is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine of Angelus, linked to Latin angelus, 'angel, messenger', a word that came from Greek.
Meaning
“feminine of Ângelo, from Latin angelus, 'angel, messenger'”
Source: Behind the Name: Angela · Wiktionary: angelus
- People (2022)
- 268,995
- Rank in Brazil
- #116
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 278,796
- people
Ângela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ângela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (67,273 people).
267,964 women 1,031 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 Ângela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ângela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.191%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.173%
- Espírito Santo 0.167%
- Paraná 0.162%
- Minas Gerais 0.155%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 60,934 | 0.137% |
| Minas Gerais | 31,898 | 0.155% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27,692 | 0.173% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20,783 | 0.191% |
| Paraná | 18,507 | 0.162% |
| Bahia | 13,525 | 0.096% |
| Santa Catarina | 10,772 | 0.142% |
| Pernambuco | 10,225 | 0.113% |
| Pará | 9,040 | 0.111% |
| Ceará | 8,568 | 0.097% |
| Goiás | 7,313 | 0.104% |
| Maranhão | 6,634 | 0.098% |
| Espírito Santo | 6,384 | 0.167% |
| Amazonas | 4,345 | 0.110% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,218 | 0.115% |
| Paraíba | 3,766 | 0.095% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,622 | 0.131% |
| Alagoas | 3,386 | 0.108% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,197 | 0.114% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,145 | 0.095% |
| Piauí | 2,892 | 0.088% |
| Sergipe | 2,621 | 0.119% |
| Rondônia | 1,807 | 0.114% |
| Tocantins | 1,329 | 0.088% |
| Acre | 961 | 0.116% |
| Amapá | 760 | 0.104% |
| Roraima | 671 | 0.105% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ângela
Behind the Name presents Angela as the feminine form of Angelus. Wiktionary records Ângelo, the masculine counterpart of Ângela, as coming from Italian Angelo and Latin Angelus, and explains the Latin noun angelus, 'angel, messenger', as a borrowing from Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 268,995 people named Ângela, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Angela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Ângelo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: angelus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Ângela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Angela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ângela
What does the name Ângela mean?
Ângela means “feminine of Ângelo, from Latin angelus, 'angel, messenger'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Ângela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 268,995 people with the first name Ângela, which ranks it number 116 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ângela a boy's or a girl's name?
Ângela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 267,964 women and 1,031 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ângela?
Ângela is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ângela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.191% of the state's population is named Ângela (20,783 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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