Meaning of the nameMicheli
- Female
- Mi-che-li
Micheli is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with the ending -eli, one of the spellings that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives for the formative -ele.
Meaning
The meaning of Micheli 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)
- 22,378
- Rank in Brazil
- #990
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 40,860
- people
Micheli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Micheli, 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 (10,001 people).
22,248 women 130 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 Micheli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Micheli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.031%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.026%
- Paraná 0.023%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.018%
- Mato Grosso 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,647 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,771 | 0.026% |
| Paraná | 2,611 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,346 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,340 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,214 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 611 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 609 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 588 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 545 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 530 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 506 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 421 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 245 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 196 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 184 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 166 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 141 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 101 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 82 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 68 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 66 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 47 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Micheli
The origin of Micheli is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the feminine formative -ele through French -elle, cites Michele among the traditional names with this ending, and notes that these names also appear with -eli, -ely, -elli and -elly, the pattern of Micheli, Michelli, Michely and Michelly. The same dictionary analyzes Michele as Mich- + -ele, and Behind the Name gives Michelle as the French feminine form of Michel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,378 people named Micheli, with a median age of 33; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with a single L and the ending -i.
Other spellings of Micheli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELE, -ELI, -ELY, -ELLI, -ELLY) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Michele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Michelle · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Micheli
What does the name Micheli mean?
The meaning of Micheli 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 Micheli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,378 people with the first name Micheli, which ranks it number 990 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Micheli a boy's or a girl's name?
Micheli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,248 women and 130 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Micheli most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.031% of the state's population is named Micheli (2,346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Micheli?
Michelly, Michelli and Michely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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