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Meaning of the nameMaik

Maik is a male name recorded in Wiktionary as a phonetic variant of Mike, a short form of Michael, from Hebrew 'who is like God?'.

Meaning

“who is like God?”

Source: Wiktionary: Maik · Behind the Name: Mike · Behind the Name: Michael

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People (2022)
4,696
Rank in Brazil
#2,862
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
5,471
people

Maik in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Maik, 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 (2,063 people).

36 women 4,660 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 Maik is most common

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

  1. Amazonas 0.010%
  2. Pará 0.005%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.004%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7990.002%
Minas Gerais6170.003%
Pará4170.005%
Amazonas4080.010%
Bahia3000.002%
Paraná2460.002%
Santa Catarina2310.003%
Rio de Janeiro2130.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2130.002%
Goiás1770.003%
Espírito Santo1520.004%
Mato Grosso1420.004%
Maranhão1040.002%
Pernambuco960.001%
Ceará900.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul810.003%
Rondônia660.004%
Sergipe560.003%
Piauí420.001%
Tocantins410.003%
Alagoas390.001%
Rio Grande do Norte360.001%
Paraíba350.001%
Distrito Federal310.001%
Acre220.003%
Roraima220.004%
Amapá200.003%

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

About the name Maik

In the German entry of Wiktionary, Maik appears as a phonetic variant of Mike, which Behind the Name defines as a short form of Michael. Michael comes from Hebrew Miḵaʾel, 'who is like God?', a rhetorical question, according to Behind the Name; it is also the name of an archangel in the Bible. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Maick, Mayck, Mayki, Maique and other spellings among the spelling variants of Maik. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,696 people named Maik, with a median age of 25.

It is the most recorded spelling in the group, with K and I.

Other spellings of Maik

SpellingPeople (2022)
Maik4,696
Mayk2,501
Maick1,858

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Maik · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Mike · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Michael · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Mayk · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maik · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Maik

What does the name Maik mean?

Maik means “who is like God?”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Maik in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,696 people with the first name Maik, which ranks it number 2,862 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Maik is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 4,660 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Maik?

Maik is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Maik most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.010% of the state's population is named Maik (408 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Maik?

Mayk and Maick. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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