Meaning of the nameQuelen
- Female
- Que-len
Quelen is a female name of uncertain origin, listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with the spelling variant Quelem.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,188 people named Quelen, the 7,368th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Quelen 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)
- 1,188
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,368
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,222
- people
Quelen in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Quelen, 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 (668 people).
1,180 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 Quelen is most common
States with the highest share of people named Quelen in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 785 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 61 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 50 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 41 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Quelen
The origin of the name Quelen is uncertain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil indicates Quelem as a spelling variant. It is an almost always female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,188 people named Quelen, with a median age of 38, most of them born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Quelen · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Quelen
What does the name Quelen mean?
The meaning of Quelen 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 Quelen in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,188 people with the first name Quelen, which ranks it number 7,368 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Quelen a boy's or a girl's name?
Quelen is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,180 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Quelen most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Quelen (785 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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