Meaning of the nameSamela
- Female
- Sa-me-la
Samela is a female name of uncertain origin, with Sammela listed as a spelling variant; most of the people recorded were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Samela 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)
- 6,309
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,331
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,486
- people
Samela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Samela, 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 (2,267 people).
6,277 women 32 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 Samela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Samela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.011%
- Pará 0.010%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 795 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 785 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 736 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 688 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 429 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 340 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 333 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 308 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 292 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 164 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 144 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 138 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 121 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 117 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 104 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 103 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 84 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 73 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Samela
The origin of the name Samela is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the entry with Sammela as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,309 people named Samela, with a median age of 19. Births are concentrated in the 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Samela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Samela
What does the name Samela mean?
The meaning of Samela 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 Samela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,309 people with the first name Samela, which ranks it number 2,331 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Samela a boy's or a girl's name?
Samela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,277 women and 32 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Samela most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.011% of the state's population is named Samela (429 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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