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Meaning of the nameGemerson

Gemerson is a male Brazilian name whose ending -erson the Morfemário links to English given names such as Jefferson.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,526 people named Gemerson, the 6,179th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Meaning

The meaning of Gemerson 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)
1,526
Rank in Brazil
#6,179
Median age
27 years
2010 Census
1,626
people

Gemerson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gemerson, 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 (550 people).

0 women 1,520 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 Gemerson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Gemerson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pernambuco 0.004%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco3180.004%
Bahia1880.001%
São Paulo1830.000%
Minas Gerais960.001%
Pará870.001%
Alagoas770.003%
Amazonas640.002%
Paraíba570.001%
Paraná530.001%
Rio de Janeiro510.000%
Maranhão470.001%
Rio Grande do Sul390.000%
Mato Grosso340.001%
Santa Catarina310.000%
Goiás290.000%
Sergipe260.001%
Distrito Federal210.001%
Piauí170.001%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%
Espírito Santo160.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Gemerson

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -erson as probably taken from English given names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff', and lists Brazilian names such as Demerson and Vanderson. The origin of the beginning Gem- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,526 people named Gemerson, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. Most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always male.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gemerson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Gemerson

What does the name Gemerson mean?

The meaning of Gemerson 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 Gemerson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,526 people with the first name Gemerson, which ranks it number 6,179 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Gemerson a boy's or a girl's name?

Gemerson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,520 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Gemerson most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.004% of the state's population is named Gemerson (318 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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