Meaning of the nameJemerson
- Male
- Je-mer-son
Jemerson and Jhemerson are spellings of a Brazilian male name ending in -erson, an ending that the Morfemário probably links to English names such as Jefferson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,507 people named Jemerson, the 4,413th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Jemerson 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)
- 2,507
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,413
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,436
- people
Jemerson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jemerson, 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 (896 people).
0 women 2,490 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 Jemerson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jemerson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 509 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 318 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 253 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 218 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 184 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 153 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 75 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 39 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jemerson
Jemerson and Jhemerson are two spellings of a Brazilian male name. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -erson as a formative probably taken from English names such as Jefferson, whose sense is "son of Jeff". The origin of the beginning Jem- is not known for certain, so the name is left without an assigned meaning. Almost all people with the name are men, and most were born between 1990 and 2009. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,507 people named Jemerson and 1,384 named Jhemerson. The spelling without H is the most common in the group.
The simpler and most common spelling in the group; proportionally it is most common in Pernambuco.
Other spellings of Jemerson
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jemerson | 2,507 |
| Jhemerson | 1,384 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jemerson
What does the name Jemerson mean?
The meaning of Jemerson 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 Jemerson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,507 people with the first name Jemerson, which ranks it number 4,413 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jemerson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jemerson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,490 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jemerson most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jemerson (509 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jemerson?
Jhemerson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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