Meaning of the nameSueli
- Female
- Su-e-li
Sueli is a feminine name of uncertain origin, linked in the past to a Germanic root, to the name Suélen and to Susana; Suely and Suelly are spellings of the same name.
Meaning
The meaning of Sueli 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)
- 205,441
- Rank in Brazil
- #157
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 244,584
- people
Sueli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sueli, 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 (67,528 people).
204,637 women 804 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 Sueli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sueli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.177%
- São Paulo 0.171%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.128%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.125%
- Rondônia 0.113%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 75,823 | 0.171% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20,535 | 0.128% |
| Paraná | 20,276 | 0.177% |
| Minas Gerais | 19,116 | 0.093% |
| Bahia | 12,392 | 0.088% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 8,784 | 0.081% |
| Santa Catarina | 8,182 | 0.108% |
| Pernambuco | 6,005 | 0.066% |
| Goiás | 5,548 | 0.079% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,595 | 0.098% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,432 | 0.125% |
| Pará | 3,348 | 0.041% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,826 | 0.074% |
| Ceará | 1,877 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 1,780 | 0.113% |
| Paraíba | 1,779 | 0.045% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,590 | 0.056% |
| Maranhão | 1,471 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,357 | 0.041% |
| Alagoas | 1,281 | 0.041% |
| Sergipe | 1,076 | 0.049% |
| Piauí | 1,001 | 0.031% |
| Amazonas | 918 | 0.023% |
| Tocantins | 615 | 0.041% |
| Acre | 337 | 0.041% |
| Amapá | 290 | 0.040% |
| Roraima | 207 | 0.033% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sueli
The origin of Sueli is uncertain. Wiktionary links it to a Germanic root suel, 'bright', or to a variant of Suélen (Su + Ellen); Behind the Name gives it as a possible derivative of Susana; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), has it coming from English Suely. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 205,441 people named Sueli, almost always women, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, the name is most common in Paraná.
It is the most common spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Sueli
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sueli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Sueli · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sueli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Suélen · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Sueli
What does the name Sueli mean?
The meaning of Sueli 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 Sueli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 205,441 people with the first name Sueli, which ranks it number 157 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Sueli a boy's or a girl's name?
Sueli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 204,637 women and 804 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sueli most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.177% of the state's population is named Sueli (20,276 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sueli?
Suely and Suelly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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