Meaning of the nameJonilson
- Male
- Jo-nil-son
Jonilson is a male name created in Brazil, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes as Jo- plus -nilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Jonilson 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)
- 4,900
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,772
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,222
- people
Jonilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonilson, 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 (1,462 people).
0 women 4,882 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 Jonilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.017%
- Pará 0.015%
- Amapá 0.014%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 1,203 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 682 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 660 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 409 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 267 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 197 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 184 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 157 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 101 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 87 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 76 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 52 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 46 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 38 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jonilson
The dictionary breaks Jonilson down as Jo- + -nilson. According to its morpheme list, Jo- is probably a fragment of names such as José and João, and -ilson a fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,900 people named Jonilson, with a median age of 35.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jonilson
What does the name Jonilson mean?
The meaning of Jonilson 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 Jonilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,900 people with the first name Jonilson, which ranks it number 2,772 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jonilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,882 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jonilson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.017% of the state's population is named Jonilson (660 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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