Meaning of the nameDemilson
- Male
- De-mil-son
Demilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, a formative of English origin that the Morfemário describes as 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,502 people named Demilson, the 4,420th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43.5, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Demilson 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)
- 2,502
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,420
- Median age
- 43.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,842
- people
Demilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Demilson, 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 (749 people).
0 women 2,492 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 Demilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Demilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 455 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 271 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 262 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 252 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 143 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 130 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 124 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 96 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 65 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Demilson
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a patronymic formative from English, meaning 'son of'. The Morfemário describes -ilson as probably detached from given names such as Nilson and Wilson. The formation and meaning of Demilson itself are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,502 people named Demilson, with a median age of 43.5. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Demilson
What does the name Demilson mean?
The meaning of Demilson 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 Demilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,502 people with the first name Demilson, which ranks it number 4,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Demilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Demilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,492 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Demilson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Demilson (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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