Meaning of the nameOsiel
- Male
- O-si-el
Osiel is a masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -el, the ending of names such as Josiel and Franciel.
Meaning
The meaning of Osiel 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)
- 5,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,496
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,827
- people
Osiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,861 people).
0 women 5,703 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 Osiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Pará 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 846 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 535 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 446 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 446 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 407 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 305 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 297 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 289 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 288 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 239 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 206 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 140 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 125 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 121 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 113 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 107 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 99 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 41 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osiel
The origin of Osiel is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -el as the ending of names such as Abiel, Josiel and Franciel, coming from Hebrew el, 'God', as in Daniel and Gabriel. No source says whether Osiel is formed this way. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,716 people named Osiel, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Morfemário: -el · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Osiel
What does the name Osiel mean?
The meaning of Osiel 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 Osiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,716 people with the first name Osiel, which ranks it number 2,496 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Osiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Osiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,703 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Osiel most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.008% of the state's population is named Osiel (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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