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Meaning of the nameGenisson

Genisson is a spelling of the name Genison.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,141 people named Genisson, the 7,567th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.

Meaning

The meaning of Genisson 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)
1,141
Rank in Brazil
#7,567
Median age
29 years
2010 Census
969
people

Genisson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Genisson, 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 (377 people).

0 women 1,136 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 Genisson is most common

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

  1. Sergipe 0.031%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Sergipe6790.031%
Bahia1150.001%
Alagoas570.002%
São Paulo440.000%
Pará350.000%
Amazonas280.001%
Minas Gerais260.000%
Rio de Janeiro200.000%
Pernambuco180.000%

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

The spelling Genisson

Spelling with SS, the second in the group by number of records; almost always men, with most born from 1980 onward.

About the name Genison

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of', found in traditional names such as Anderson and Jefferson and in Brazilian ones such as Clebson and Ivison. The origin of the beginning Gen- is uncertain; it also appears in Genival and Genilson. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,482 people named Genison, with a median age of 29, almost always men. Most were born from 1980 to 2009. There is also the spelling Genisson, with SS; in both, proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe.

Other spellings of Genison

SpellingPeople (2022)
Genison1,482
Genisson1,141

Sources

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

Questions about the name Genisson

What does the name Genisson mean?

The meaning of Genisson 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 Genisson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,141 people with the first name Genisson, which ranks it number 7,567 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Genisson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,136 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Genisson most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.031% of the state's population is named Genisson (679 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Genisson?

Genison. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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