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Meaning of the nameManel

Manel is a male name, a diminutive of Manuel, which comes from the Hebrew Emanuel and means 'God is with us'.

Meaning

“diminutive of Manuel, 'God is with us'”

Source: Behind the Name: Manel (Portuguese) · Behind the Name: Emmanuel

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People (2022)
2,443
Rank in Brazil
#4,486
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
3,592
people

Manel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Manel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (564 people).

0 women 2,431 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 Manel is most common

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

  1. Tocantins 0.008%
  2. Piauí 0.005%
  3. Amazonas 0.005%
  4. Pará 0.005%
  5. Maranhão 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará3730.005%
Ceará2960.003%
Maranhão2890.004%
Rio de Janeiro1880.001%
Amazonas1840.005%
Bahia1820.001%
Piauí1610.005%
Minas Gerais1320.001%
Rio Grande do Norte1260.004%
Tocantins1160.008%
Goiás630.001%
Acre590.007%
São Paulo390.000%
Pernambuco390.000%
Amapá370.005%
Espírito Santo340.001%
Distrito Federal260.001%
Mato Grosso240.001%
Rondônia180.001%
Roraima160.003%

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

About the name Manel

Behind the Name records Manel as a Portuguese diminutive of Manuel. Manuel is a Portuguese and Spanish form of Emanuel, from the Hebrew Immanuel, formed from 'im, 'with', and 'el, 'God', and translated as 'God is with us'. Emanuel is a biblical name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,443 people named Manel, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Manel (Portuguese) · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Manuel · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Emmanuel · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Manel

What does the name Manel mean?

Manel means “diminutive of Manuel, 'God is with us'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Manel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,443 people with the first name Manel, which ranks it number 4,486 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Manel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,431 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Manel?

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

In which Brazilian state is Manel most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.008% of the state's population is named Manel (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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