Meaning of the nameSamoel
- Male
- Sa-mo-el
- Biblical name
Samoel is a Brazilian male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records as a spelling variant of Samuel.
Meaning
The meaning of Samoel 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)
- 6,947
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,180
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,129
- people
Samoel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Samoel, 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 (2,175 people).
48 women 6,899 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 Samoel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Samoel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,323 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 677 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 604 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 541 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 440 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 380 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 361 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 346 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 343 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 332 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 217 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 201 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 198 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 145 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 138 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 99 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 75 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 71 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 50 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Samoel
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Samoel among the spelling variants of Samuel, a name that Wiktionary gives as of Hebrew origin (שְׁמוּאֵל), glossed as "God placed." The origin of the spelling Samoel, with o in place of u, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,947 people named Samoel, with a median age of 14. The peak was among those born in the 2010s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Samuel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Samuel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Samoel
What does the name Samoel mean?
The meaning of Samoel 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 Samoel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,947 people with the first name Samoel, which ranks it number 2,180 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Samoel a boy's or a girl's name?
Samoel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 48 women and 6,899 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Samoel most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.010% of the state's population is named Samoel (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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