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Meaning of the namePhelipe

Phelipe is a spelling of the name Felipe, which means “friend of horses”.

Meaning

“friend of horses”

Meaning of the name Felipe, of which Phelipe is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Felipe · Wiktionary: Filipe · Behind the Name: Philip

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People (2022)
5,751
Rank in Brazil
#2,479
Median age
20 years
2010 Census
3,484
people

Phelipe in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Phelipe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,771 people).

43 women 5,708 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 Phelipe is most common

States with the highest share of people named Phelipe in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Distrito Federal 0.006%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
  3. Goiás 0.004%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,4130.003%
Rio de Janeiro9520.006%
Minas Gerais7780.004%
Goiás2850.004%
Bahia2700.002%
Paraná2200.002%
Distrito Federal1770.006%
Santa Catarina1580.002%
Espírito Santo1550.004%
Pernambuco1540.002%
Pará1460.002%
Amazonas1260.003%
Maranhão1200.002%
Ceará1030.001%
Rio Grande do Sul950.001%
Mato Grosso920.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul730.003%
Sergipe720.003%
Paraíba650.002%
Alagoas640.002%
Rio Grande do Norte630.002%
Rondônia480.003%
Piauí410.001%
Tocantins340.002%
Roraima270.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Phelipe

Combines the PH of the Latin form Philippus with the E of Felipe.

About the name Felipe

Wiktionary derives Felipe and Filipe from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), 'fond of horses', from φιλέω ('to love') and ἵππος ('horse'); Behind the Name translates it as 'friend of horses', from φίλος ('friend') and ἵππος. It is also the name of the apostle Philip in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 676,680 people named Felipe, the largest group born in the 1990s. Wiktionary describes Felipe as the Brazilian variant of Filipe; the other spellings, with PH, LL or PP, are forms of the same name.

Other spellings of Felipe

SpellingPeople (2022)
Felipe676,680
Filipe55,537
Fellipe7,439
Phelipe5,751
Felippe4,234
Philipe3,533
Philippe1,653
Fillipe1,629

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Felipe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Filipe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Philip · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Philippe · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Phelipe

What does the name Phelipe mean?

Phelipe means “friend of horses”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Felipe, of which Phelipe is a spelling.

How many people are named Phelipe in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,751 people with the first name Phelipe, which ranks it number 2,479 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Phelipe a boy's or a girl's name?

Phelipe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 43 women and 5,708 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Phelipe?

Phelipe is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Phelipe most common?

Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.006% of the state's population is named Phelipe (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Phelipe?

Felipe, Filipe, Fellipe, Felippe, Philipe and Philippe and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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