Meaning of the nameRangel
- Male
- Ran-gel
Rangel is a masculine name that is also a common surname in Portuguese, of uncertain origin, with Rhangel and Ranjel as spelling variants.
Meaning
The meaning of Rangel 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)
- 7,994
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,985
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,359
- people
Rangel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rangel, 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 (2,340 people).
50 women 7,944 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 Rangel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rangel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Pará 0.007%
- Goiás 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,191 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 1,028 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 733 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 547 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 544 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 509 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 476 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 330 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 329 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 304 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 300 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 199 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 191 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 170 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 152 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 138 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 136 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 127 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 92 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 87 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 77 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 75 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rangel
Rangel is a common surname in Portuguese, also used as a first name. The origin of the spelling Rangel as a given name is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rhangel and Ranjel as spelling variants. Almost always male, it is a relatively recent name in the records: most of the people were born from 1980 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,994 people named Rangel, with a median age of 32.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wikcionário: Rangel · pt.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Rangel
What does the name Rangel mean?
The meaning of Rangel 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 Rangel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,994 people with the first name Rangel, which ranks it number 1,985 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Rangel a boy's or a girl's name?
Rangel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 7,944 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rangel most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Rangel (330 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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