Meaning of the nameLaelson
- Male
- La-el-son
Laelson is a modern Brazilian male name ending in -elson, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to the English Elson.
Meaning
The meaning of Laelson 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)
- 3,230
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,690
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,466
- people
Laelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laelson, 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 (769 people).
0 women 3,218 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 Laelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.013%
- Sergipe 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 475 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 410 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 358 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 347 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 260 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 246 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 235 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 186 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 121 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 96 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laelson
The origin of Laelson is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -elson as an element from the English Elson, probably taken from Nelson, and -son as an English suffix that forms patronymics ('son of'); Brazilian names with this ending include Adaelson, Marielson and Micaelson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,230 people named Laelson, with a median age of 39; it is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELSON, -SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Laelson
What does the name Laelson mean?
The meaning of Laelson 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 Laelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,230 people with the first name Laelson, which ranks it number 3,690 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Laelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Laelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,218 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Laelson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Laelson (410 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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