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Meaning of the nameManoeli

Manoeli is a recent Brazilian female name whose spelling begins with Manoel, a variant of Manuel; its origin as a whole name is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,362 people named Manoeli, the 6,708th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 9, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Manoeli is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,362
Rank in Brazil
#6,708
Median age
9 years
2010 Census
1,089
people

Manoeli in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Manoeli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (657 people).

1,341 women 21 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 Manoeli is most common

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

  1. Pará 0.002%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4310.001%
Pará1280.002%
Paraná1190.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1040.001%
Rio de Janeiro860.001%
Santa Catarina860.001%
Mato Grosso610.002%
Bahia590.000%
Minas Gerais530.000%
Pernambuco290.000%
Espírito Santo270.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul270.001%
Amazonas240.001%
Goiás200.000%
Amapá170.002%
Maranhão150.000%
Rondônia150.001%

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

About the name Manoeli

The spelling begins with Manoel, a Portuguese variant of Manuel, which Behind the Name relates to Hebrew Emmanuel, 'God is with us'. The endings -eli and -ely appear in many Brazilian female names, such as Fabieli and Fabiely, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, which derives them from French -elle. The origin of Manoeli and Manoelly as whole names is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,362 people named Manoeli, with a median age of 9.

It ends in -i and is the most recorded spelling in the group; the records are almost all female.

Other spellings of Manoeli

SpellingPeople (2022)
Manoeli1,362
Manoelly1,162

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Manoel · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Emmanuel · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Manoeli

What does the name Manoeli mean?

The meaning of Manoeli is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Manoeli in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,362 people with the first name Manoeli, which ranks it number 6,708 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Manoeli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,341 women and 21 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Manoeli most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Manoeli (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Manoeli?

Manoelly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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