Meaning of the nameSoeli
- Female
- So-e-li
Soeli is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -eli, that had the most records among those born in the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Soeli 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)
- 9,581
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,774
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,269
- people
Soeli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Soeli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,221 people).
9,531 women 50 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 Soeli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Soeli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.034%
- Santa Catarina 0.024%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.015%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 3,843 | 0.034% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,846 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,681 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 931 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 272 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 179 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 179 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 138 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 122 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 77 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Soeli
The origin of Soeli is uncertain. The ending -eli matches the formative -ele/-eli/-ely, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as coming from French -elle; the origin of the beginning So- is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,581 people named Soeli, with a median age of 54; most were born in the 1960s and 1970s, and almost none after the 1990s. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ele, -eli, -ely) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Soeli
What does the name Soeli mean?
The meaning of Soeli 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 Soeli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,581 people with the first name Soeli, which ranks it number 1,774 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Soeli a boy's or a girl's name?
Soeli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,531 women and 50 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Soeli most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.034% of the state's population is named Soeli (3,843 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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