Meaning of the nameNelsom
- Male
- English origin
- Nel-som
Nelsom is a Brazilian male name, recorded as a spelling variant of Nelson, with -m in place of the final -n.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelsom 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)
- 2,371
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,558
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,698
- people
Nelsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelsom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (573 people).
0 women 2,363 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 Nelsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Goiás 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 566 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 310 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 276 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 207 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 144 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 134 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 133 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 55 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelsom
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Nelsom among the spelling variants of Nelson, an English name that the Morfemário describes as 'son of Nell'. The difference is only in the ending, with -m in place of -n. The specific origin of this spelling is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,371 people named Nelsom, with a median age of 58. It is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born from 1940 to 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário: -elson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nelsom
What does the name Nelsom mean?
The meaning of Nelsom 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 Nelsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,371 people with the first name Nelsom, which ranks it number 4,558 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nelsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,363 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Nelsom?
Nelsom is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Nelsom most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nelsom (310 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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