Meaning of the nameMeriele
- Female
- Me-ri-e-le
Meriele is a Brazilian female name ending in -iele, in the same pattern as Daniele and Franciele.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,016 people named Meriele, the 8,200th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Meriele 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)
- 1,016
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,200
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,259
- people
Meriele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Meriele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (391 people).
1,013 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 Meriele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Meriele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 190 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 140 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 65 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 63 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 49 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Meriele
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ele as coming from French -elle, which in turn derives from the Italian diminutive -ella. The origin of the beginning Meri- in this name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,016 people named Meriele, almost always female and with a median age of 32; most were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Meriele
What does the name Meriele mean?
The meaning of Meriele 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 Meriele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,016 people with the first name Meriele, which ranks it number 8,200 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Meriele a boy's or a girl's name?
Meriele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,013 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Meriele most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Meriele (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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