Meaning of the nameRasangela
- Female
- Ra-san-ge-la
Rasangela is a female name with a rare spelling, close to Rosângela, with records concentrated among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 831 people named Rasangela, the 9,405th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Rasangela 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)
- 831
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,405
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,356
- people
Rasangela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rasangela, 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 (285 people).
830 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 Rasangela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rasangela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rasangela
The origin of the spelling Rasangela is uncertain. It recalls Rosângela, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists among the traditional names with the element Rosa-, a splinter of Rosa and Rose, from the Latin rosae ('rose'), but the formation of Rasangela is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 831 people named Rasangela, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. The records are almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosangela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rasangela
What does the name Rasangela mean?
The meaning of Rasangela 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 Rasangela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 831 people with the first name Rasangela, which ranks it number 9,405 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rasangela a boy's or a girl's name?
Rasangela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 830 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rasangela most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Rasangela (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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