Meaning of the nameMaxwel
- Male
- Max-wel
Maxwel is a spelling of the name Maxuel.
Meaning
The meaning of Maxwel 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)
- 3,850
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,277
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,273
- people
Maxwel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maxwel, 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 (1,202 people).
0 women 3,836 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 Maxwel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maxwel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 654 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 581 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 573 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 222 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 167 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 141 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 111 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 108 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 106 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 95 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 84 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 67 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Maxwel
It keeps the English W, but with a single L.
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.
Other spellings of Maxuel
Sources
- Behind the Name: Maxwell · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Maxwell · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Maxwel
What does the name Maxwel mean?
The meaning of Maxwel 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 Maxwel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,850 people with the first name Maxwel, which ranks it number 3,277 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maxwel a boy's or a girl's name?
Maxwel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,836 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maxwel most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Maxwel (167 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maxwel?
Maxuel and Maxwell. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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