Meaning of the nameJanderson
- Male
- Jan-der-son
Janderson is a Brazilian male name with the ending -erson, a name-forming element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to English names such as Jefferson.
Meaning
The meaning of Janderson 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)
- 20,820
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,034
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,842
- people
Janderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janderson, 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 (7,324 people).
115 women 20,705 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 Janderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 2,792 | 0.071% |
| Bahia | 2,535 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 1,960 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 1,753 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,643 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,146 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 1,046 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 912 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 642 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 631 | 0.020% |
| Paraná | 559 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 529 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 500 | 0.015% |
| Santa Catarina | 495 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 481 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 441 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 380 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 363 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 291 | 0.046% |
| Piauí | 281 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 271 | 0.017% |
| Sergipe | 268 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 253 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 209 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 180 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 142 | 0.019% |
| Tocantins | 117 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janderson
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -erson as a male name-forming element, probably taken from English names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff', and cites close Brazilian forms, such as Djanderson and Jeanderson. The meaning of Janderson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,820 people named Janderson, most of them born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Janderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janderson
What does the name Janderson mean?
The meaning of Janderson 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 Janderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,820 people with the first name Janderson, which ranks it number 1,034 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Janderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 115 women and 20,705 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Janderson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.071% of the state's population is named Janderson (2,792 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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