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Meaning of the nameUedson

Uedson is a spelling of the name Wedson.

Meaning

The meaning of Uedson 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)
1,346
Rank in Brazil
#6,769
Median age
34 years
2010 Census
1,546
people

Uedson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Uedson, 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 (472 people).

0 women 1,340 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 Uedson is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.003%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia4660.003%
Minas Gerais1520.001%
São Paulo1240.000%
Rio de Janeiro960.001%
Pernambuco940.001%
Goiás610.001%
Espírito Santo600.002%
Maranhão350.001%
Sergipe320.001%
Paraíba270.001%
Ceará230.000%
Pará200.000%
Rio Grande do Norte200.001%
Alagoas200.001%
Santa Catarina170.000%
Distrito Federal160.001%
Rondônia160.001%
Mato Grosso150.000%

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

The spelling Uedson

It begins with U in place of the W. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

About the name Wedson

The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -son as an English formative meaning 'son of', present in names such as Anderson and Edson. The origin of the beginning Wed- is uncertain, and so is the meaning of Wedson as a whole. Uedson swaps the W for a U. They are almost always male names, given mostly to people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,564 people named Wedson, with a median age of 29. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Other spellings of Wedson

SpellingPeople (2022)
Wedson7,564
Uedson1,346

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Uedson

What does the name Uedson mean?

The meaning of Uedson 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 Uedson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,346 people with the first name Uedson, which ranks it number 6,769 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Uedson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,340 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Uedson most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Uedson (466 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Uedson?

Wedson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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