Meaning of the nameMaxuel
- Male
- Ma-xu-el
Maxuel is a masculine name that writes with U the sound of the W in Maxwell, an English name from a Scottish surname, and it peaked among people born in the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Maxuel is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 14,535
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,317
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,060
- people
Maxuel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maxuel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (4,398 people).
88 women 14,447 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 Maxuel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maxuel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.029%
- Espírito Santo 0.021%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.019%
- Goiás 0.012%
- Sergipe 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,082 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,578 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,420 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 1,266 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 895 | 0.029% |
| Goiás | 859 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 788 | 0.021% |
| Maranhão | 694 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 610 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 559 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 415 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 368 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 352 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 345 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 332 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 269 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 267 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 245 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 242 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 181 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 179 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 176 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 138 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 137 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 68 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 55 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maxuel
Maxwell, according to Behind the Name, comes from a Scottish surname meaning 'Mack's stream', from Mack, a short form of Magnus, and from Old English wille, 'well, stream'; Wiktionary gives the surname an old form, Mackeswell, tied to a place near Melrose, Scotland. Maxuel and Maxwel are in the same group of spellings, and the origin of each one is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,535 people named Maxuel, with a median age of 25. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Alagoas.
It is the most common spelling in the group, which writes with U the sound that Maxwell writes with W.
Other spellings of Maxuel
Sources
- Behind the Name: Maxwell · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Maxwell · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Maxuel
What does the name Maxuel mean?
The meaning of Maxuel is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Maxuel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,535 people with the first name Maxuel, which ranks it number 1,317 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maxuel a boy's or a girl's name?
Maxuel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 88 women and 14,447 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maxuel most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.029% of the state's population is named Maxuel (895 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maxuel?
Maxwell and Maxwel. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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