Meaning of the nameNilsom
- Male
- English origin
- Nil-som
Nilsom is a graphic variant of Nilson, which in turn is a variant of Nelson, an English surname meaning 'son of Neil'.
Meaning
“variant of Nelson, an English surname meaning 'son of Neil'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilson · Behind the Name: Nelson
- People (2022)
- 1,589
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,026
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,669
- people
Nilsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilsom, 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 (455 people).
0 women 1,584 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 Nilsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 264 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 254 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 142 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 93 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilsom
Nilsom appears among the graphic variants of Nilson, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates as a variant of Nelson. Nelson comes from an English surname meaning 'son of Neil'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,589 people named Nilsom, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Nelson · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Nilsom
What does the name Nilsom mean?
Nilsom means “variant of Nelson, an English surname meaning 'son of Neil'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Nilsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,589 people with the first name Nilsom, which ranks it number 6,026 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,584 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Nilsom?
Nilsom is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Nilsom most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nilsom (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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