Meaning of the nameGivanilson
- Male
- Gi-va-nil-son
Givanilson is a masculine name ending in -ilson, a name element of English origin; the beginning Givan- has no documented origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Givanilson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,319
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,626
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,357
- people
Givanilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Givanilson, 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 (762 people).
0 women 2,314 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 Givanilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Givanilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 521 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 366 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 300 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 265 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 160 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 141 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 140 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 81 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Givanilson
Givanilson ends in -ilson, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, names from English patronymics ('son of Nill', 'son of Will'). The origin of the beginning, Givan-, is uncertain, and the whole name has no documented derivation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,319 people named Givanilson, with a median age of 35, most of them born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Givanildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Givanilson
What does the name Givanilson mean?
The meaning of Givanilson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Givanilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,319 people with the first name Givanilson, which ranks it number 4,626 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Givanilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Givanilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,314 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Givanilson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.012% of the state's population is named Givanilson (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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