Meaning of the nameMoiseis
- Male
- Moi-seis
Moiseis is a masculine name of uncertain origin, whose spelling resembles the Brazilian pronunciation of Moisés.
Meaning
The meaning of Moiseis 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)
- 6,272
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,336
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,931
- people
Moiseis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Moiseis, 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 (1,125 people).
29 women 6,243 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 Moiseis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Moiseis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,266 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 766 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 454 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 349 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 343 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 337 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 334 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 277 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 249 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 234 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 171 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 159 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 155 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 153 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 150 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 110 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 99 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 98 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 87 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 56 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Moiseis
The origin of the spelling Moiseis is uncertain. Wiktionary transcribes the Brazilian pronunciation of Moisés as /mojˈzɛ(j)s/, a sound that the spelling Moiseis resembles. According to Wiktionary, Moisés is a learned borrowing from Latin Mōȳsēs, Greek Μωϋσῆς and Hebrew מֹשֶׁה, and is also the name of the biblical patriarch. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,272 people named Moiseis, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Almost all of these people were born from 1950 onward, with more records in the 2010s than in any other decade, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Moisés · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Moiseis
What does the name Moiseis mean?
The meaning of Moiseis 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 Moiseis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,272 people with the first name Moiseis, which ranks it number 2,336 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Moiseis a boy's or a girl's name?
Moiseis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 6,243 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Moiseis most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Moiseis (766 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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