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Meaning of the nameManuelito

Manuelito is a male name, a diminutive of Manuel, which comes from the biblical Hebrew Immanuel, 'God is with us'.

Meaning

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

Source: Wiktionary: Manuelito · Wiktionary: Emanuel

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People (2022)
895
Rank in Brazil
#8,923
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
1,118
people

Manuelito in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Manuelito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (257 people).

0 women 891 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 Manuelito is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.003%
  2. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia4020.003%
São Paulo1980.000%
Minas Gerais690.000%
Ceará510.001%
Rio de Janeiro330.000%
Distrito Federal210.001%
Goiás150.000%

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

About the name Manuelito

Manuelito is formed from Manuel with the diminutive suffix -ito, as Wiktionary records for Spanish. Manuel is a form of Emanuel without the initial vowel, from the biblical Hebrew Immanuel, 'God is with us'. The meaning given here is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 895 people named Manuelito, with a median age of 58. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Manelito, Manoelito and Manolito as spelling variants.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Manuelito · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Manuel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Emanuel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Manuelito · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Manuelito

What does the name Manuelito mean?

Manuelito means “diminutive form of Manuel, 'God is with us'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Manuelito in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 895 people with the first name Manuelito, which ranks it number 8,923 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Manuelito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 891 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Manuelito?

Manuelito is a name of Hebrew and Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Manuelito most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Manuelito (402 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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