Meaning of the nameGeferson
- Male
- Ge-fer-son
Geferson is a male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records as a spelling variant of Jeferson, the Brazilian form of the English Jefferson.
Meaning
The meaning of Geferson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 10,337
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,675
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,476
- people
Geferson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geferson, 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 (3,858 people).
52 women 10,285 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 Geferson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geferson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.010%
- Mato Grosso 0.009%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Paraná 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,668 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,297 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,004 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 806 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 791 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 726 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 462 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 428 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 405 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 355 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 343 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 233 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 219 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 217 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 170 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 168 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 143 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 136 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 130 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 120 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 119 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 114 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 84 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 82 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 49 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 42 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geferson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Geferson and Gefferson among the spelling variants of Jeferson. Jefferson is an English surname that Wiktionary and Behind the Name explain as 'son of Jeffrey'; Behind the Name also lists it as a name used in Brazil. The dictionary's Morfemário (morpheme list) places Jeferson among the names ending in -erson, probably taken from Jefferson, and links the -son to the English patronymic element meaning 'son of'. The origin of the spelling with an initial G is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,337 people named Geferson, with a median age of 30; the name is almost always male, most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and proportionally it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the most recorded spelling in the group: it replaces the J of Jeferson with G and keeps a single F.
Other spellings of Geferson
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Geferson | 10,337 |
| Gefferson | 1,554 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jeferson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Jefferson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Jefferson · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-erson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Geferson
What does the name Geferson mean?
The meaning of Geferson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Geferson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,337 people with the first name Geferson, which ranks it number 1,675 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Geferson a boy's or a girl's name?
Geferson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 52 women and 10,285 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Geferson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Geferson (1,297 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Geferson?
Gefferson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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