Meaning of the nameMunique
- Female
- Mu-ni-que
Munique is a female name that matches the Portuguese form of the name of the German city of Munich, capital of Bavaria; the origin of its use as a given name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,415 people named Munique, the 4,517th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Munique 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)
- 2,415
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,517
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,558
- people
Munique in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Munique, 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 (766 people).
2,403 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 Munique is most common
States with the highest share of people named Munique in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 553 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 475 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 231 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 171 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 159 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 128 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Munique
In Portuguese, Munique is the name of the capital of Bavaria, in Germany. Wiktionary gives the origin of the place name as Middle High German Münichen, probably passing through French Munich. The origin of its use as a given name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,415 people named Munique, with a median age of 29. It is almost always a female name, and most of these people were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Munique · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Munique
What does the name Munique mean?
The meaning of Munique 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 Munique in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,415 people with the first name Munique, which ranks it number 4,517 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Munique a boy's or a girl's name?
Munique is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,403 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Munique most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Munique (475 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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