Meaning of the nameJerfesson
- Male
- Jer-fes-son
Jerfesson is a spelling of the name Jerfeson.
Meaning
The meaning of Jerfesson 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)
- 1,279
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,016
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,415
- people
Jerfesson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jerfesson, 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 (508 people).
0 women 1,267 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 Jerfesson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jerfesson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 199 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 108 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 78 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 59 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 47 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jerfesson
Doubles the S before the O, a less recorded spelling.
About the name Jerfeson
The origin of Jerfeson is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -son as a formative from English -son, 'son of', present in Brazilian names such as Clebson and Ronison. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,456 people named Jerfeson and 1,279 named Jerfesson, almost always men. Both spellings appear from people born in the 1970s (Jerfeson, from the 1960s), especially among those born in the 1990s.
Other spellings of Jerfeson
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jerfeson | 4,456 |
| Jerfesson | 1,279 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jerfesson
What does the name Jerfesson mean?
The meaning of Jerfesson 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 Jerfesson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,279 people with the first name Jerfesson, which ranks it number 7,016 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jerfesson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jerfesson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,267 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jerfesson most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jerfesson (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jerfesson?
Jerfeson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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