Meaning of the nameGeverson
- Male
- Ge-ver-son
Geverson is a masculine Brazilian name ending in -erson, which the Morfemário associates with English names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff'; the beginning Gev- is of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,361 people named Geverson, the 6,714th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Geverson 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)
- 1,361
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,714
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,551
- people
Geverson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geverson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (472 people).
0 women 1,356 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 Geverson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geverson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 203 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 191 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 170 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 123 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geverson
The ending -erson is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a probable fragment of English given names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff', and appears in Brazilian names such as Cleverson and Deverson. The origin of the beginning Gev- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,361 people named Geverson, with a median age of 33; almost all are men, and most were born from 1980 to 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ERSON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jeverson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Geverson
What does the name Geverson mean?
The meaning of Geverson 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 Geverson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,361 people with the first name Geverson, which ranks it number 6,714 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Geverson a boy's or a girl's name?
Geverson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,356 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Geverson most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Geverson (170 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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