Meaning of the nameMaciel
- Male
- Ma-ci-el
Maciel is a male name used in Brazil whose origin is uncertain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists variants such as Makiel and Macael.
Meaning
The meaning of Maciel is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 23,760
- Rank in Brazil
- #948
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,384
- people
Maciel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maciel, 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 (7,924 people).
117 women 23,643 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 Maciel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maciel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.044%
- Piauí 0.026%
- Maranhão 0.024%
- Pernambuco 0.023%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,646 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 2,204 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 2,107 | 0.023% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,690 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 1,611 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 1,553 | 0.019% |
| Alagoas | 1,367 | 0.044% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,067 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 988 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 840 | 0.026% |
| Paraíba | 827 | 0.021% |
| Goiás | 787 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 708 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 552 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 536 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 536 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 487 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 422 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 398 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 315 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 270 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 240 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 213 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 158 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 104 | 0.016% |
| Acre | 74 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 60 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maciel
The origin of the spelling Maciel is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Maciel with the spelling variants Macael, Macal, Macel, Macial, Macil, Makael, Makel, Makiel and Makuel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,760 people named Maciel, with a median age of 33; proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maciel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Maciel
What does the name Maciel mean?
The meaning of Maciel is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Maciel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,760 people with the first name Maciel, which ranks it number 948 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Maciel a boy's or a girl's name?
Maciel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 117 women and 23,643 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maciel most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.044% of the state's population is named Maciel (1,367 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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