Meaning of the nameDevison
- Male
- De-vi-son
Devison is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in the English-derived formative -son, and whose full origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Devison 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)
- 3,697
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,379
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,541
- people
Devison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Devison, 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 (1,049 people).
37 women 3,660 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 Devison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Devison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 686 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 421 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 412 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 384 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 254 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 225 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 124 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 118 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 112 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 102 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 83 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Devison
The origin of Devison is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -son as a patronymic formative from the English son, "son of", found in Brazilian names such as Clebson and Ivison; the beginning Devi- is of uncertain origin. The records are concentrated among people born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,697 people named Devison, with a median age of 22. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Devison
What does the name Devison mean?
The meaning of Devison 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 Devison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,697 people with the first name Devison, which ranks it number 3,379 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Devison a boy's or a girl's name?
Devison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 37 women and 3,660 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Devison most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Devison (421 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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