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Meaning of the nameRubenilson

Rubenilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilson, an ending that the Morfemário describes as a probable clipping of Nilson and Wilson.

Meaning

The meaning of Rubenilson 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)
1,947
Rank in Brazil
#5,204
Median age
36 years
2010 Census
2,104
people

Rubenilson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rubenilson, 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 (689 people).

0 women 1,942 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 Rubenilson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rubenilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Maranhão 0.009%
  2. Pará 0.005%
  3. Bahia 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Maranhão5900.009%
Pará3760.005%
Bahia2820.002%
São Paulo1170.000%
Pernambuco980.001%
Amazonas900.002%
Rio Grande do Norte460.001%
Amapá440.006%
Paraíba330.001%
Minas Gerais310.000%
Goiás300.000%
Ceará280.000%
Rio de Janeiro240.000%
Tocantins230.002%
Distrito Federal190.001%
Mato Grosso180.001%
Piauí150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Rubenilson

Rubenilson ends in -ilson, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a probable clipping of Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics, "son of Nill" and "son of Will". The Morfemário notes that almost all names with -ilson have a counterpart with -ilton. The meaning of Rubenilson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,947 people named Rubenilson, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rubenilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Rubenilson

What does the name Rubenilson mean?

The meaning of Rubenilson 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 Rubenilson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,947 people with the first name Rubenilson, which ranks it number 5,204 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Rubenilson a boy's or a girl's name?

Rubenilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,942 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Rubenilson most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.009% of the state's population is named Rubenilson (590 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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