Meaning of the nameGerferson
- Male
- Ger-fer-son
Gerferson is a male name formed with the ending -son, 'son of' in English; the origin of the beginning Gerfer- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 802 people named Gerferson, the 9,663rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerferson 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)
- 802
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,663
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,124
- people
Gerferson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerferson, 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 (304 people).
0 women 795 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 Gerferson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerferson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 107 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerferson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of', found in Brazilian names such as Edson, Jackson and Emerson. The origin of Gerfer- is uncertain, and the whole name has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 802 people named Gerferson, with a median age of 28, almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gerferson
What does the name Gerferson mean?
The meaning of Gerferson 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 Gerferson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 802 people with the first name Gerferson, which ranks it number 9,663 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Gerferson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerferson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 795 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gerferson most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Gerferson (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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