Meaning of the nameMarçal
- Male
- Mar-çal
Marçal is a male name with a cedilla, recorded in Portuguese as both a given name and a surname, of uncertain origin in Brazil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,126 people named Marçal, the 4,906th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Marçal 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)
- 2,126
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,906
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,282
- people
Marçal in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marçal, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (585 people).
0 women 2,117 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 Marçal is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marçal in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 582 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 281 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 247 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 142 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 84 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 45 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marçal
The Portuguese Wiktionary records Marçal as a male given name, divided as Mar-çal, and the English Wiktionary lists it as a Portuguese surname. The origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,126 people named Marçal, with a median age of 49. It is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Marçal · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary (Portuguese): Marçal · pt.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Marçal
What does the name Marçal mean?
The meaning of Marçal 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 Marçal in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,126 people with the first name Marçal, which ranks it number 4,906 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marçal a boy's or a girl's name?
Marçal is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,117 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marçal most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marçal (281 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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