Meaning of the nameNatanel
- Male
- Na-ta-nel
Natanel is a masculine name similar to Natanael, the Portuguese form of the biblical Hebrew name Netan'el, 'God gave'; the origin of this spelling itself is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,655 people named Natanel, the 4,239th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Natanel 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)
- 2,655
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,239
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,040
- people
Natanel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Natanel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (652 people).
26 women 2,629 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 Natanel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Natanel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 359 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 230 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 214 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 199 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 150 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 148 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 128 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 105 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 95 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 85 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 76 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 38 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Natanel
According to Behind the Name, Natanael and Nataniel are the Portuguese forms of Nathanael, a biblical name that comes from the Hebrew Netan'el, 'God gave', formed from 'to give' and 'God'. Netanel is the modern Hebrew form. Natanel does not appear in those lists, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,655 people named Natanel, with a median age of 25. Almost always male, it has most of its records among people born from 1990 onward, and proportionally it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Nathanael · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Netanel · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Natanel
What does the name Natanel mean?
The meaning of Natanel 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 Natanel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,655 people with the first name Natanel, which ranks it number 4,239 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Natanel a boy's or a girl's name?
Natanel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 2,629 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Natanel most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Natanel (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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