Meaning of the nameArlison
- Male
- Ar-li-son
Arlison is a male Brazilian name ending in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of'; the origin of Arli- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Arlison 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)
- 2,521
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,397
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,498
- people
Arlison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arlison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (754 people).
21 women 2,500 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 Arlison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arlison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 905 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 515 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 205 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 153 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 76 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 73 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 68 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 67 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 64 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arlison
Arlison has the ending -son, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of'. The origin of the beginning Arli- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,521 people named Arlison and 1,328 named Arlisson. Proportionally, Arlison is most common in Amazonas and Arlisson in Pará. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born from 1990 to 2010. The dictionary lists Arlisom, Arlyson, Harlison and Harlyson as spelling variants of Arlison.
The most common spelling in the group, with a single S before the O.
Other spellings of Arlison
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Arlison | 2,521 |
| Arlisson | 1,328 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlison · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Arlison
What does the name Arlison mean?
The meaning of Arlison 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 Arlison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,521 people with the first name Arlison, which ranks it number 4,397 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Arlison a boy's or a girl's name?
Arlison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 2,500 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Arlison most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Arlison (515 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Arlison?
Arlisson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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