Meaning of the nameEdersom
- Male
- E-der-som
Edersom is a male name that resembles Eder followed by the ending -som, similar to the English formative -son; its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 731 people named Edersom, the 10,292nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Edersom 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)
- 731
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,292
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,363
- people
Edersom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edersom, 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 (323 people).
0 women 724 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 Edersom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edersom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 192 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edersom
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formative -son, coming from English, with the sense 'son of', and lists examples such as Edson, Clebson and Aleison. The name Eder has its own entry in the dictionary, with the graphic variants Edher, Heder, Ede and Hede. The ending -som in Edersom resembles the formative -son, but the origin of the spelling Edersom is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 731 people named Edersom, with a median age of 35. Almost all were born between the 1970s and the 2000s, with the most in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eder · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edersom
What does the name Edersom mean?
The meaning of Edersom 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 Edersom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 731 people with the first name Edersom, which ranks it number 10,292 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edersom a boy's or a girl's name?
Edersom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 724 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edersom most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edersom (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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