Meaning of the nameJefson
- Male
- Jef-son
Jefson is a masculine name ending in -son, an English element meaning 'son of'; the origin of the beginning of the name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 923 people named Jefson, the 8,749th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jefson 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)
- 923
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,749
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,309
- people
Jefson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jefson, 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 (349 people).
0 women 916 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 Jefson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jefson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 199 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 90 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 70 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 59 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 43 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jefson
The ending -son is, according to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. The origin of the spelling Jefson is uncertain; it resembles Jeferson, which the dictionary records with several spelling variants, among which Jefson does not appear. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 923 people named Jefson, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The birth peak is in the 1990s. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jeferson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jefson
What does the name Jefson mean?
The meaning of Jefson 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 Jefson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 923 people with the first name Jefson, which ranks it number 8,749 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jefson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jefson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 916 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jefson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jefson (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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