Meaning of the nameMichelli
- Female
- Mi-chel-li
Michelli is a spelling of the name Micheli.
Meaning
The meaning of Michelli 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)
- 5,561
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,554
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,024
- people
Michelli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Michelli, 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 (2,735 people).
5,537 women 24 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 Michelli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Michelli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Paraná 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,926 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 537 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 493 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 470 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 432 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 272 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 197 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 155 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 152 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 118 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 114 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 50 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Michelli
It doubles the L and ends in -i, the -elli form that the morpheme list gives for the formative.
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.
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 Michelli
What does the name Michelli mean?
The meaning of Michelli 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 Michelli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,561 people with the first name Michelli, which ranks it number 2,554 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Michelli a boy's or a girl's name?
Michelli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,537 women and 24 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Michelli most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.006% of the state's population is named Michelli (432 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Michelli?
Micheli, Michelly and Michely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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