Meaning of the nameKelison
- Male
- Ke-li-son
Kelison is a masculine name ending in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of', with a beginning Keli- of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Kelison 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)
- 1,239
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,164
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,269
- people
Kelison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (441 people).
0 women 1,230 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 Kelison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 265 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 149 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 132 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 112 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 85 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 38 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kelison
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of', found in names such as Anderson and Emerson and in Brazilian formations such as Clebson and Ronison. The origin of the beginning Keli- is not documented, and the meaning of Kelison as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,239 people named Kelison, with a median age of 18. It is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Kelison
What does the name Kelison mean?
The meaning of Kelison 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 Kelison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,239 people with the first name Kelison, which ranks it number 7,164 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kelison a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,230 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kelison most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Kelison (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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