Meaning of the nameMissilene
- Female
- Mis-si-le-ne
Missilene is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -lene, a formative that the Morfemário links to names such as Irene and Marlene.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,532 people named Missilene, the 6,163rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Missilene 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)
- 1,532
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,163
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,488
- people
Missilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Missilene, 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 (749 people).
1,522 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 Missilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Missilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 207 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 192 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 147 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 137 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 136 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 104 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 79 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Missilene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ene/-lene as a feminine formative, probably from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene, and lists Jacilene, Jucilene and Rosilene among Brazilian names. The origin of the beginning Missi- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,532 people named Missilene, with a median age of 40. The peak was among women born in the 1980s, and proportionally the name is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Missilene
What does the name Missilene mean?
The meaning of Missilene 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 Missilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,532 people with the first name Missilene, which ranks it number 6,163 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Missilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Missilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,522 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Missilene most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Missilene (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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