Meaning of the nameMell
- Female
- Mell
Mell is a spelling of the name Mel.
Meaning
The meaning of Mell 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)
- 1,339
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,801
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 686
- people
Mell in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mell, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (646 people).
1,321 women 0 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 Mell is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mell in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 315 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 210 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 191 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 127 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mell
Doubles the final L; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
About the name Mel
In Portuguese, mel is the substance made by bees, a word inherited from the Latin mel according to Wiktionary. As a name, the origin of Mel in Portuguese is uncertain; in English, Wiktionary records Mel as a short form of several names, including Melvin, Melchior, Melissa, Melinda and Melody. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,082 people named Mel, with a median age of 10. The name is almost always female, and most of the records are of people born between 2000 and 2019.
Other spellings of Mel
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mel | 9,082 |
| Mell | 1,339 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: mel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Mel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mell
What does the name Mell mean?
The meaning of Mell 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 Mell in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,339 people with the first name Mell, which ranks it number 6,801 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Mell a boy's or a girl's name?
Mell is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,321 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mell most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Mell (210 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mell?
Mel. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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