Meaning of the nameKalel
- Male
- Ka-lel
Kalel is a male name spelled with a K, of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from 2010 onward.
Meaning
The meaning of Kalel 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)
- 3,348
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,599
- Median age
- 5 years
- 2010 Census
- 763
- people
Kalel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kalel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,398 people).
43 women 3,305 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 Kalel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kalel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 728 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 271 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 234 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 233 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 209 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 198 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 165 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 149 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 149 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 145 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 116 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 115 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 99 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 94 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kalel
The origin of the spelling Kalel is uncertain: Wiktionary records it only as a male proper name, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Calel as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,348 people named Kalel, with a median age of 5. Most were born from 2010 onward, with the largest number between 2020 and 2022, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kalel · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kalel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kalel
What does the name Kalel mean?
The meaning of Kalel 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 Kalel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,348 people with the first name Kalel, which ranks it number 3,599 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Kalel a boy's or a girl's name?
Kalel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 43 women and 3,305 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kalel most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Kalel (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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