Meaning of the nameMatuzalem
- Male
- Ma-tu-za-lem
Matuzalem is a male name that recalls the biblical name Methuselah; the origin of the spelling with z is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,012 people named Matuzalem, the 8,219th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Matuzalem 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)
- 1,012
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,219
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,220
- people
Matuzalem in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Matuzalem, 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 (200 people).
0 women 1,004 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 Matuzalem is most common
States with the highest share of people named Matuzalem in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 306 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 96 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Matuzalem
The spelling Matuzalem recalls Matusalém, the Portuguese form of the name of the biblical patriarch Metusalém, which Wiktionary traces from the Hebrew Metushelach through the Greek Mathousala and the Latin Mathusalam. The origin of the spelling with z, however, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,012 people named Matuzalem, with a median age of 46. It is almost always a man's name.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Matusalém · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Matuzalem
What does the name Matuzalem mean?
The meaning of Matuzalem 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 Matuzalem in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,012 people with the first name Matuzalem, which ranks it number 8,219 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Matuzalem a boy's or a girl's name?
Matuzalem is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,004 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Matuzalem most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Matuzalem (306 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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