Meaning of the nameGelsom
- Male
- Gel-som
Gelsom is a male name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mainly among people born from 1950 to 1999.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 501 people named Gelsom, the 13,349th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Gelsom 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)
- 501
- Rank in Brazil
- #13,349
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,088
- people
Gelsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gelsom, 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 (161 people).
0 women 500 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 Gelsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gelsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 149 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 51 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 37 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 20 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gelsom
The origin of the spelling Gelsom is uncertain. The ending -som differs by one letter from the formative -son, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as an English patronymic, 'son of', found in names such as Jefferson; the first part, Gel-, has no documented analysis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 501 people named Gelsom, almost always men and mostly born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gelsom
What does the name Gelsom mean?
The meaning of Gelsom 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 Gelsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 501 people with the first name Gelsom, which ranks it number 13,349 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gelsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Gelsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 500 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gelsom most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Gelsom (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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