Meaning of the nameMelque
- Male
- Mel-que
Melque is a Brazilian masculine name of origin and meaning not known with certainty, similar to the beginning of Melchior.
Meaning
The meaning of Melque 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)
- 1,011
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,225
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,096
- people
Melque in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Melque, 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 (292 people).
28 women 983 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 Melque is most common
States with the highest share of people named Melque in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 204 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 115 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 92 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 75 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 57 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Melque
Melque resembles the beginning of Melchior (from Hebrew, 'possibly' meleḵ, 'king', and ʾor, 'light', according to Behind the Name), but no source documents Melque as a form of that name. The origin of the spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,011 people named Melque, almost always men, with a median age of 22; most were born between 1990 and 2019, and proportionally it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Melchior · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Melque
What does the name Melque mean?
The meaning of Melque 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 Melque in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,011 people with the first name Melque, which ranks it number 8,225 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Melque a boy's or a girl's name?
Melque is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 983 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Melque most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Melque (204 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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