Meaning of the nameJoelsom
- Male
- Jo-el-som
Joelsom is a male name of uncertain origin that the Brazilian names dictionary records as a spelling variant of Joelson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 789 people named Joelsom, the 9,773rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Joelsom 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)
- 789
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,773
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,535
- people
Joelsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joelsom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (229 people).
0 women 785 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 Joelsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joelsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 97 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 63 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 43 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| 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 Joelsom
The origin of Joelsom is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Joelsom as a spelling variant of Joelson, which it describes as Jo- + -elson. The element Jo- is probably a fragment of José and João, and -elson comes from English Elson, probably a fragment of Nelson, 'son of Nell'. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born between 1970 and 1999. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 789 people named Joelsom, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-, -elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joelsom
What does the name Joelsom mean?
The meaning of Joelsom 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 Joelsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 789 people with the first name Joelsom, which ranks it number 9,773 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joelsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Joelsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 785 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joelsom most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Joelsom (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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