Meaning of the nameRebeka
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Re-be-ka
- Biblical name
Rebeka is a spelling of the name Rebeca, which means “probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'”.
Meaning
“probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'”
Meaning of the name Rebeca, of which Rebeka is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Rebecca · Behind the Name: Rebecca
- People (2022)
- 6,492
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,288
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,501
- people
Rebeka in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rebeka, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,606 people).
6,448 women 44 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 Rebeka is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rebeka in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Pará 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,445 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 952 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 518 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 391 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 324 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 323 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 302 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 243 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 238 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 219 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 182 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 167 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 129 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 122 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 119 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 111 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 108 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 105 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 94 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 67 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 64 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 57 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 40 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rebeka
With K; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it as a spelling variant of Rebeca.
About the name Rebeca
Rebeca is the biblical name of the sister of Laban and wife of Isaac, and Wiktionary gives it as an equivalent of Rebecca or Rebekah. Behind the Name lists Rebeca as a Portuguese form of Rebecca, from the Hebrew Rivqa, probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'. Wiktionary glosses the Hebrew differently, as 'enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 160,693 people named Rebeca, with a median age of 12. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas.
Other spellings of Rebeca
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rebeca · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Rebecca · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rebecca · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rebeca · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rebeka
What does the name Rebeka mean?
Rebeka means “probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Rebeca, of which Rebeka is a spelling.
How many people are named Rebeka in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,492 people with the first name Rebeka, which ranks it number 2,288 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Rebeka a boy's or a girl's name?
Rebeka is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,448 women and 44 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rebeka?
Rebeka is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rebeka most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.011% of the state's population is named Rebeka (952 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rebeka?
Rebeca and Rebecca. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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