Meaning of the nameQuele
- Female
- Que-le
Quele is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which also appears as the ending of names such as Raiquele and Isaquele.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,379 people named Quele, the 6,640th 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 Quele 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)
- 1,379
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,640
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,066
- people
Quele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Quele, 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 (594 people).
1,369 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 Quele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Quele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 510 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 129 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 121 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 67 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Quele
The origin of the name Quele is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Raiquele and Isaquele, names that end the same way, under the elements Rai- and Isa-. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,379 people named Quele, almost always women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Quele
What does the name Quele mean?
The meaning of Quele 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 Quele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,379 people with the first name Quele, which ranks it number 6,640 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Quele a boy's or a girl's name?
Quele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,369 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Quele most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Quele (510 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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