Meaning of the nameGeziel
- Male
- Ge-zi-el
Geziel is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -el, an ending the Morfemário associates with Hebrew el ('God') in traditional names; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Geziel 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)
- 1,196
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,334
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 938
- people
Geziel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geziel, 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 (378 people).
0 women 1,194 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 Geziel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geziel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 164 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geziel
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the ending -el in names such as Franciel and Josiel and associates it with Hebrew el, 'God', in traditional names, but notes that not every name in -el is of Hebrew origin (Gael, 'Celtic', is one example). The origin of the spelling Geziel is uncertain. People born in the 1980s form the largest group, and the name is almost always recorded as male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,196 people named Geziel, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Geziel
What does the name Geziel mean?
The meaning of Geziel 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 Geziel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,196 people with the first name Geziel, which ranks it number 7,334 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Geziel a boy's or a girl's name?
Geziel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,194 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Geziel most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Geziel (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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