Meaning of the nameMoseis
- Male
- Mo-se-is
Moseis is a Brazilian masculine name spelled close to Moisés, a Biblical name; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people named Moseis, the 5,631st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Moseis 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)
- 1,740
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,631
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,618
- people
Moseis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Moseis, 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 (318 people).
0 women 1,728 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 Moseis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Moseis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 288 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 253 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 90 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 89 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Moseis
The spelling Moseis resembles Moisés, the Portuguese form of the name of the Biblical patriarch, which Wiktionary derives from Latin Mōȳsēs, Greek Μωϋσῆς and Hebrew מֹשֶׁה, but the origin of Moseis is uncertain. There are registered people born from the 1940s to 2020 to 2022, with no dominant decade. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,740 people named Moseis, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Moisés · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Moseis
What does the name Moseis mean?
The meaning of Moseis 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 Moseis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people with the first name Moseis, which ranks it number 5,631 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Moseis a boy's or a girl's name?
Moseis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,728 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Moseis most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Moseis (253 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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