Meaning of the nameCleriston
- Male
- Cle-ris-ton
Cleriston is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -ton, like Hamilton, Milton and Wilton, names in the -ilton entry of the Morfemário.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleriston 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)
- 4,080
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,154
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,421
- people
Cleriston in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleriston, 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 (1,893 people).
20 women 4,060 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 Cleriston is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleriston in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.015%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,045 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 572 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 217 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 177 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 177 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 110 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 88 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 78 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 46 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleriston
The origin of Cleriston is uncertain. Names ending in -ton, such as Hamilton, Milton and Wilton, appear in the -ilton entry of the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which presents them as a probable fragment of Milton; the beginning Cleri- has no analysis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,080 people named Cleriston, with a median age of 36, almost always men; most were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cleriston
What does the name Cleriston mean?
The meaning of Cleriston 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 Cleriston in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,080 people with the first name Cleriston, which ranks it number 3,154 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cleriston a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleriston is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 4,060 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cleriston most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Cleriston (2,045 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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