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Meaning of the nameDenilso

Denilso is a masculine name similar to Denilson, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes as Den(i)- plus -ilson; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,454 people named Denilso, the 6,402nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Denilso 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)
1,454
Rank in Brazil
#6,402
Median age
32 years
2010 Census
2,143
people

Denilso in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Denilso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (392 people).

0 women 1,447 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 Denilso is most common

States with the highest share of people named Denilso in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pará 0.002%
  2. Maranhão 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1850.000%
Paraná1430.001%
Pará1370.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1200.001%
Maranhão1030.002%
Minas Gerais1000.001%
Santa Catarina960.001%
Rio de Janeiro840.001%
Bahia800.001%
Goiás470.001%
Mato Grosso440.001%
Ceará380.000%
Amazonas380.001%
Espírito Santo330.001%
Pernambuco320.000%
Piauí240.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul240.001%
Paraíba180.001%
Rondônia180.001%
Acre180.002%
Tocantins170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Denilso

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes the similar name Denilson as Den(i)- plus -ilson and classifies it as a Brazilianism. The origin of the spelling Denilso, without the final -n, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,454 people named Denilso, with a median age of 32. It is almost always a masculine name, with the most records among people born in the 1990s and 1970s, and few born in the 2010s.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Denilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Denilso

What does the name Denilso mean?

The meaning of Denilso 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 Denilso in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,454 people with the first name Denilso, which ranks it number 6,402 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Denilso a boy's or a girl's name?

Denilso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,447 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Denilso most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Denilso (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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