Meaning of the nameMaikon
Maikon is a spelling of the name Maicon, which means “Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'”.
Meaning
“Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'”
Meaning of the name Maicon, of which Maikon is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Maicon · Behind the Name: Maicon · Behind the Name: Michael
- People (2022)
- 12,534
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,459
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,060
- people
Maikon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maikon, 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 (5,104 people).
59 women 12,475 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 Maikon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maikon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.014%
- Santa Catarina 0.014%
- Mato Grosso 0.013%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
- Goiás 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,674 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 1,628 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,056 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,046 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 688 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 677 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 630 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 503 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 478 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 380 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 357 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 351 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 300 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 268 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 238 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 199 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 146 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 128 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 124 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 124 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 121 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 115 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 110 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 45 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 33 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Maikon
It uses K in place of the C, keeping the I.
About the name Maicon
Wiktionary records Maicon as a Brazilian adaptation of the English Michael and as a divergent form of Miguel; according to the same source, the ending -on may come from the nasalization of the final diphthong in the English pronunciation. Behind the Name describes it as a Portuguese form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?', a name that appears in the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 117,370 people named Maicon, with a median age of 27. Maycon, Maikon and Maykon are written variants of the same name.
Other spellings of Maicon
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maicon · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Maicon · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Michael · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maicon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Maikon
What does the name Maikon mean?
Maikon means “Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Maicon, of which Maikon is a spelling.
How many people are named Maikon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,534 people with the first name Maikon, which ranks it number 1,459 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maikon a boy's or a girl's name?
Maikon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 59 women and 12,475 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Maikon?
Maikon is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Maikon most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.014% of the state's population is named Maikon (1,628 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maikon?
Maicon, Maycon and Maykon. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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