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Meaning of the nameLeonel

Leonel is a masculine name that corresponds to French Lionel, a diminutive of Léon, a name of Greek origin meaning 'lion'.

Meaning

“French diminutive of Léon (Leão), 'lion'”

Source: Behind the Name: Lionel · Behind the Name: Leon

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People (2022)
17,917
Rank in Brazil
#1,142
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
19,135
people

Leonel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leonel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,770 people).

81 women 17,836 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 Leonel is most common

States with the highest share of people named Leonel in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.028%
  2. Roraima 0.019%
  3. Paraná 0.016%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.014%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4,0020.009%
Rio Grande do Sul3,0650.028%
Paraná1,7850.016%
Minas Gerais1,3620.007%
Santa Catarina1,0840.014%
Rio de Janeiro1,0640.007%
Bahia8000.006%
Pará5910.007%
Maranhão5500.008%
Goiás4970.007%
Mato Grosso4000.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul3570.013%
Pernambuco2790.003%
Ceará2540.003%
Piauí2510.008%
Espírito Santo2280.006%
Amazonas2210.006%
Paraíba1780.005%
Rio Grande do Norte1720.005%
Distrito Federal1540.006%
Rondônia1290.008%
Roraima1190.019%
Alagoas1180.004%
Tocantins1040.007%
Sergipe900.004%
Amapá330.005%
Acre300.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Leonel

Leonel is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Lionel, which Behind the Name describes as a French diminutive of Léon. Léon comes from the Greek λέων (leon), 'lion', and in the Christian era merged with the Latin Leo; Leão is the corresponding Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,917 people named Leonel, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Lionel · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Leon · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Leonel · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Leonel

What does the name Leonel mean?

Leonel means “French diminutive of Léon (Leão), 'lion'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Leonel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,917 people with the first name Leonel, which ranks it number 1,142 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Leonel a boy's or a girl's name?

Leonel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 81 women and 17,836 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Leonel?

Leonel is a name of Greek and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Leonel most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.028% of the state's population is named Leonel (3,065 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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