Meaning of the nameSuelma
- Female
- Suel-ma
Suelma is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin ending in -elma, a formative found in several names in the country.
Meaning
The meaning of Suelma 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)
- 1,891
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,292
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,040
- people
Suelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Suelma, 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 (697 people).
1,886 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 Suelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Suelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 531 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 383 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 106 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 100 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 93 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 92 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 81 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Suelma
The origin of Suelma is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -elma as the feminine form of the masculine formative -elmo, of Germanic origin (hilms, Modern German helm, 'helmet, protection'), present in Brazilian names such as Joselma, Giselma and Roselma. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,891 people named Suelma, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Morfemário: -ELMA · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Suelma
What does the name Suelma mean?
The meaning of Suelma 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 Suelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,891 people with the first name Suelma, which ranks it number 5,292 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Suelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Suelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,886 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Suelma most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.008% of the state's population is named Suelma (531 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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