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Meaning of the nameMikael

Mikael is a spelling of the name Micael, which means “who is like God?”.

Meaning

“who is like God?”

Meaning of the name Micael, of which Mikael is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Micael · Wiktionary: Michael · Behind the Name: Michael

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People (2022)
35,727
Rank in Brazil
#728
Median age
14 years
2010 Census
20,173
people

Mikael in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Mikael, 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 (13,595 people).

362 women 35,365 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 Mikael is most common

States with the highest share of people named Mikael in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraíba 0.041%
  2. Maranhão 0.037%
  3. Tocantins 0.036%
  4. Alagoas 0.035%
  5. Piauí 0.032%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4,6160.010%
Pará2,5270.031%
Ceará2,5230.029%
Maranhão2,4770.037%
Bahia2,4330.017%
Pernambuco2,1930.024%
Rio Grande do Sul2,1430.020%
Minas Gerais1,8860.009%
Paraíba1,6450.041%
Goiás1,6160.023%
Rio de Janeiro1,4210.009%
Santa Catarina1,1660.015%
Alagoas1,1010.035%
Amazonas1,0730.027%
Piauí1,0490.032%
Paraná1,0190.009%
Rio Grande do Norte7580.023%
Mato Grosso7250.020%
Sergipe6680.030%
Tocantins5410.036%
Distrito Federal5190.018%
Espírito Santo4930.013%
Mato Grosso do Sul4150.015%
Rondônia2580.016%
Acre1900.023%
Roraima1670.026%
Amapá1050.014%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Mikael

It swaps the C for K, as in the Scandinavian spelling of the name, and keeps the pronunciation.

About the name Micael

According to Wiktionary, Micael is a learned borrowing from Latin Michaēl, which came from Koine Greek Μιχαήλ and, before that, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl), literally 'who is like God?'; Behind the Name explains that the question is rhetorical and suggests that no one is like God. Wiktionary gives Micael as a doublet of Miguel, Michel, Maicon and Maicol. Behind the Name lists Micael as the Portuguese form of Michael, Mikael as the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish form, and Mickaël as the French form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,959 people named Micael, with a median age of 15.

Other spellings of Micael

SpellingPeople (2022)
Micael44,959
Mikael35,727
Mickael4,045

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Micael · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Michael · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Michael · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Mikael · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  5. Wiktionary: Mickael (Swedish, rare spelling of Mikael) · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Mikael

What does the name Mikael mean?

Mikael means “who is like God?”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Micael, of which Mikael is a spelling.

How many people are named Mikael in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 35,727 people with the first name Mikael, which ranks it number 728 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Mikael a boy's or a girl's name?

Mikael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 362 women and 35,365 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Mikael?

Mikael is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Mikael most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.041% of the state's population is named Mikael (1,645 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Mikael?

Micael and Mickael. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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