Meaning of the nameDinael
- Male
- Di-na-el
Dinael is a Brazilian male name ending in -el, an element that the Morfemário links to Hebrew el, 'God', but the origin of Dinael is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,266 people named Dinael, the 7,070th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Dinael 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)
- 1,266
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,070
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,422
- people
Dinael in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dinael, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (328 people).
55 women 1,211 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 Dinael is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dinael in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 247 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 242 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 149 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 96 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dinael
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the ending -el as coming from Hebrew el, 'God', in names such as Daniel and Rafael, and notes that names ending in -el that are not of Hebrew origin, such as Gael, are often confused with biblical names. The origin of Dinael as a whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,266 people named Dinael, with a median age of 34; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. It is an almost always male name, with more people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dinael
What does the name Dinael mean?
The meaning of Dinael 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 Dinael in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,266 people with the first name Dinael, which ranks it number 7,070 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Dinael a boy's or a girl's name?
Dinael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 55 women and 1,211 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dinael most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dinael (247 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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