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Meaning of the nameSuelene

Suelene is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation, ending in -ene, a formative in names such as Marlene; the meaning is not known for certain.

Meaning

The meaning of Suelene 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)
4,673
Rank in Brazil
#2,872
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
5,088
people

Suelene in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Suelene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,334 people).

4,655 women 0 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 Suelene is most common

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

  1. Tocantins 0.013%
  2. Goiás 0.010%
  3. Pernambuco 0.005%
  4. Distrito Federal 0.005%
  5. Paraíba 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Goiás7330.010%
São Paulo5730.001%
Pernambuco4840.005%
Minas Gerais4740.002%
Bahia3360.002%
Pará2470.003%
Maranhão2430.004%
Tocantins1930.013%
Rio de Janeiro1760.001%
Paraíba1660.004%
Paraná1520.001%
Distrito Federal1380.005%
Mato Grosso1260.003%
Ceará1070.001%
Piauí800.002%
Rio Grande do Norte780.002%
Santa Catarina740.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul740.003%
Espírito Santo440.001%
Alagoas420.001%
Rondônia300.002%
Sergipe270.001%
Rio Grande do Sul250.000%
Amazonas240.001%

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

About the name Suelene

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ene as a probable borrowing from French -enne or a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene. The origin of the initial element Sue- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,673 people named Suelene, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins. The records are almost always female, and most of the people were born between 1960 and 1989.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Suelene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Suelene

What does the name Suelene mean?

The meaning of Suelene 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 Suelene in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,673 people with the first name Suelene, which ranks it number 2,872 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Suelene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,655 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Suelene most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.013% of the state's population is named Suelene (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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