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Meaning of the nameMiquel

Miquel is a male name of Hebrew origin, the Catalan form of Miguel, meaning 'who is like God?'.

Meaning

“who is like God?”

Source: Wiktionary: Miquel (catalão) · Behind the Name: Michael

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People (2022)
3,049
Rank in Brazil
#3,848
Median age
8 years
2010 Census
2,159
people

Miquel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Miquel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,438 people).

40 women 3,009 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 Miquel is most common

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

  1. Goiás 0.003%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4810.001%
Minas Gerais4440.002%
Rio de Janeiro2540.002%
Goiás2240.003%
Rio Grande do Sul2000.002%
Bahia1710.001%
Pará1400.002%
Santa Catarina1360.002%
Ceará1250.001%
Espírito Santo1180.003%
Paraná1140.001%
Amazonas850.002%
Mato Grosso790.002%
Pernambuco740.001%
Maranhão680.001%
Paraíba550.001%
Piauí470.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul400.002%
Distrito Federal390.001%
Alagoas310.001%
Rio Grande do Norte290.001%
Tocantins260.002%
Rondônia180.001%
Acre150.002%
Roraima150.002%

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

About the name Miquel

Wiktionary lists Miquel as a Catalan name taken from the Hebrew Mikhael, 'who is like God?'. Behind the Name lists Miquel as the Catalan form of Miguel, and explains that the Hebrew name is a question formed from mi ('who'), ke ('like') and el ('God'). Michael is the name of the archangel mentioned in the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,049 people named Miquel, with a median age of 8. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Miquel (catalão) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Miguel · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Michael · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Miquel

What does the name Miquel mean?

Miquel means “who is like God?”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Miquel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,049 people with the first name Miquel, which ranks it number 3,848 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Miquel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 40 women and 3,009 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Miquel?

Miquel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Miquel most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Miquel (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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