Meaning of the nameJuniel
- Male
- Ju-ni-el
Juniel is a male name ending in -el, an element linked to Hebrew for 'God'; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,871 people named Juniel, the 5,338th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Juniel 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)
- 1,871
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,338
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,932
- people
Juniel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Juniel, 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 (615 people).
0 women 1,862 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 Juniel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Juniel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.014%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Piauí | 461 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 263 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 240 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 128 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 117 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Juniel
The ending -el is an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Hebrew el, 'God', as in Daniel, Gabriel, Janiel and Josiel. No source explains the initial part Juni-, and so the origin and meaning of Juniel as a whole are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,871 people named Juniel, with a median age of 29. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Juniel
What does the name Juniel mean?
The meaning of Juniel 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 Juniel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,871 people with the first name Juniel, which ranks it number 5,338 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Juniel a boy's or a girl's name?
Juniel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,862 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Juniel most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.014% of the state's population is named Juniel (461 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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