Meaning of the nameLeonilson
- Male
- Le-o-nil-son
Leonilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilson, an ending the Morfemário links to Nilson and Wilson, proportionally most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Leonilson 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)
- 3,469
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,521
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,728
- people
Leonilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonilson, 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 (983 people).
0 women 3,455 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 Leonilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Pará 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 632 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 396 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 314 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 286 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 191 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 158 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 151 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 138 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 122 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 118 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonilson
The origin of Leonilson is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ilson as probably taken from given names such as Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics ('son of Nill' and 'son of Will'), and lists Brazilian names such as Adilson, Denilson and Edilson; the -son comes from English, a patronymic formative meaning 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,469 people named Leonilson, with a median age of 34; the records are almost always male, and most were born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leonilson
What does the name Leonilson mean?
The meaning of Leonilson 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 Leonilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,469 people with the first name Leonilson, which ranks it number 3,521 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leonilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,455 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leonilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.009% of the state's population is named Leonilson (632 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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