Meaning of the nameEdisom
- Male
- E-di-som
Edisom is a male name ending in -som, a spelling that appears in variants such as Edilsom; its exact origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Edisom 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)
- 1,539
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,138
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,687
- people
Edisom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edisom, 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 (420 people).
0 women 1,534 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 Edisom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edisom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 288 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 157 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 132 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edisom
The origin of the spelling Edisom is uncertain. The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the element Ed-/Edi-, of Anglo-Saxon origin (ead, 'wealth, goods'), and -son, a patronymic formative of English origin meaning 'son of'. The ending -som appears as a graphic variant in Edilsom, listed for Edilson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,539 people named Edisom, with a median age of 46. It is almost always recorded for men, and the largest group was born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edisom
What does the name Edisom mean?
The meaning of Edisom 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 Edisom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,539 people with the first name Edisom, which ranks it number 6,138 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edisom a boy's or a girl's name?
Edisom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,534 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edisom most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edisom (121 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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