Meaning of the nameEziquiel
- Male
- E-zi-qui-el
Eziquiel is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin whose spelling resembles Ezequiel, a biblical name of Hebrew origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,391 people named Eziquiel, the 6,604th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Eziquiel 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)
- 1,391
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,604
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,335
- people
Eziquiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eziquiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (294 people).
0 women 1,382 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 Eziquiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eziquiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 330 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 311 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 202 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 130 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 123 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 40 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eziquiel
The origin of the spelling Eziquiel is uncertain. According to Wiktionary, Ezequiel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin and, in the Bible, the name of an Old Testament prophet; the link between Eziquiel and that name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,391 people named Eziquiel, with a median age of 36. It is almost always a male name, with births in every decade since the 1940s and more records between the 1970s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ezequiel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Eziquiel
What does the name Eziquiel mean?
The meaning of Eziquiel 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 Eziquiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,391 people with the first name Eziquiel, which ranks it number 6,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Eziquiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Eziquiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,382 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eziquiel most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.003% of the state's population is named Eziquiel (311 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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