Meaning of the nameJeffeson
- Male
- Jef-fe-son
Jeffeson is a spelling of the name Jefeson.
Meaning
The meaning of Jeffeson 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)
- 2,548
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,367
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,964
- people
Jeffeson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeffeson, 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 (980 people).
21 women 2,527 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 Jeffeson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeffeson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 337 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 260 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 215 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 184 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 168 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 137 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 132 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 130 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 124 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 61 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jeffeson
It doubles the F, as in Jefferson, and keeps a single S.
About the name Jefeson
The origin of the spellings Jefeson, Jefesson and Jeffeson is uncertain. They differ from Jeferson and Jefferson by lacking the R before the S. Behind the Name describes Jefferson as coming from the English surname meaning 'son of Jeffrey', and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Jefferson among the names with the English ending -son, 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,346 people named Jefeson, with a median age of 27. The three spellings are almost always male and, proportionally, Jefeson is most common in Amazonas.
Other spellings of Jefeson
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jefferson · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jeferson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jeffeson
What does the name Jeffeson mean?
The meaning of Jeffeson 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 Jeffeson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,548 people with the first name Jeffeson, which ranks it number 4,367 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jeffeson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeffeson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 2,527 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jeffeson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jeffeson (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jeffeson?
Jefeson and Jefesson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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