Meaning of the nameGerfeson
- Male
- Ger-fe-son
Gerfeson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of'.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerfeson 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)
- 998
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,302
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,719
- people
Gerfeson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerfeson, 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 (375 people).
0 women 990 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 Gerfeson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerfeson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 113 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 85 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerfeson
Gerfeson is a Brazilian male name. It ends in -son, an English patronymic formative meaning 'son of', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, which finds it in names such as Jefferson and in Brazilian names such as Aleison. The full formation of the name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 998 people named Gerfeson, with a median age of 27. It is almost always male and is concentrated in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gerfeson
What does the name Gerfeson mean?
The meaning of Gerfeson 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 Gerfeson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 998 people with the first name Gerfeson, which ranks it number 8,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Gerfeson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerfeson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 990 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gerfeson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Gerfeson (121 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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