Meaning of the nameKetely
- Female
- Ke-te-ly
Ketely is a female name of uncertain origin, with the formative ending -ely, also written Ketelly, Kethely and Kethelly.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,223 people named Ketely, the 4,765th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 12, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Ketely 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)
- 2,223
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,765
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,112
- people
Ketely in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ketely, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (938 people).
2,206 women 0 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 Ketely is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ketely in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 339 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 326 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 266 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 182 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 160 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 79 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ketely
The origin of the beginning Ket- is uncertain. The ending -ely, also written -elly, -eli or -ele, is a female formative described in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil): it comes from French -elle, linked to the Italian diminutive -ella and to the feminine form of the formative -el, and appears in Adriele, Daniele and Michele. The four spellings differ in the H after the K and in the ending with a single or double L. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,223 people named Ketely, the most common spelling in the group; the name is almost always female, and most were born from 2000 on. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
The simplest spelling in the group, without H and with a single L.
Other spellings of Ketely
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ketely
What does the name Ketely mean?
The meaning of Ketely 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 Ketely in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,223 people with the first name Ketely, which ranks it number 4,765 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ketely a boy's or a girl's name?
Ketely is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,206 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ketely most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ketely (182 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ketely?
Ketelly, Kethelly and Kethely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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