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Meaning of the nameRiquelmi

Riquelmi is a Brazilian male name, spelled similarly to Riquelme, a surname recorded in Spanish, and all the people recorded were born from 2000 onward.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,129 people named Riquelmi, the 7,620th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 13, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Riquelmi 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)
1,129
Rank in Brazil
#7,620
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
1,248
people

Riquelmi in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Riquelmi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (549 people).

23 women 1,106 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 Riquelmi is most common

States with the highest share of people named Riquelmi in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. São Paulo 0.001%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3500.001%
Bahia1070.001%
Rio Grande do Sul920.001%
Minas Gerais630.000%
Pará620.001%
Espírito Santo480.001%
Rio de Janeiro450.000%
Goiás410.001%
Santa Catarina380.001%
Mato Grosso370.001%
Maranhão290.000%
Pernambuco260.000%
Ceará250.000%
Paraná220.000%
Piauí180.001%
Amazonas170.000%
Tocantins170.001%
Paraíba150.000%
Rondônia150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Riquelmi

Riquelme is listed in Wiktionary as a surname, in English and in Spanish, without an etymology; the origin of the spelling Riquelmi is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,129 people named Riquelmi, with a median age of 13, almost always men. All the people recorded were born from 2000 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Riquelme · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Riquelmi

What does the name Riquelmi mean?

The meaning of Riquelmi 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 Riquelmi in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,129 people with the first name Riquelmi, which ranks it number 7,620 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Riquelmi a boy's or a girl's name?

Riquelmi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 1,106 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Riquelmi most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Riquelmi (350 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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