Meaning of the nameSuele
- Female
- Su-e-le
Suele is a Brazilian female name ending in -ele, an ending of French origin (-elle) widely used in female names; the origin of the beginning of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Suele 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)
- 3,346
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,602
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,608
- people
Suele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Suele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (927 people).
3,305 women 41 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 Suele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Suele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 509 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 368 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 199 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 198 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 196 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 188 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 178 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 171 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 152 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Suele
The origin of the spelling Suele is uncertain. The ending -ele is described in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as forming female names, coming from French -elle, with many spelling variants (-eli, -ely, -elle), as in Franciele and Josiele. The dictionary also records names with a similar beginning, such as Suelen and Sueli. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,346 people named Suele, almost always female and most numerous among those born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Suelen · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sueli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Suele
What does the name Suele mean?
The meaning of Suele 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 Suele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,346 people with the first name Suele, which ranks it number 3,602 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Suele a boy's or a girl's name?
Suele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,305 women and 41 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Suele most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Suele (509 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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