Meaning of the nameEzequel
- Male
- E-ze-quel
Ezequel is a male name that is spelled almost like Ezequiel, a biblical name, and has records in every decade since 1950.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,037 people named Ezequel, the 8,078th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ezequel 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)
- 1,037
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,078
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 781
- people
Ezequel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ezequel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (221 people).
0 women 1,033 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 Ezequel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ezequel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 154 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ezequel
The origin of the spelling Ezequel is uncertain. It is similar to Ezequiel, a name of Hebrew origin that Wiktionary records in Portuguese as the name of the biblical prophet and that Behind the Name describes as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel; the direct link of Ezequel to that name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,037 people named Ezequel, with a median age of 22. The name is almost always male, and the decades with the most people born are the 2000s and 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ezequiel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ezequiel · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ezequel
What does the name Ezequel mean?
The meaning of Ezequel 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 Ezequel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,037 people with the first name Ezequel, which ranks it number 8,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ezequel a boy's or a girl's name?
Ezequel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,033 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ezequel most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ezequel (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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