Meaning of the nameJoniel
- Male
- Jo-ni-el
Joniel is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in -iel, like Janiel and Josiel, and begins with Jo-, a probable fragment of names such as José and João.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people named Joniel, the 7,735th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Joniel 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)
- 1,102
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,735
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,147
- people
Joniel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joniel, 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 (348 people).
0 women 1,098 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 Joniel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joniel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 182 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 139 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 74 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joniel
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Jo- as a probable fragment of traditional given names such as José and João, and -el as an ending from Hebrew el, 'God', in Brazilian names such as Janiel and Josiel. Because the whole is a Brazilian combination, the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,102 people named Joniel, with a median age of 31, mostly born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joniel
What does the name Joniel mean?
The meaning of Joniel 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 Joniel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people with the first name Joniel, which ranks it number 7,735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joniel a boy's or a girl's name?
Joniel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,098 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joniel most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joniel (139 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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