Meaning of the nameUeliton
- Male
- Ue-li-ton
Ueliton is a spelling of the name Weliton.
Meaning
The meaning of Ueliton 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)
- 5,245
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,647
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,796
- people
Ueliton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ueliton, 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 (1,798 people).
28 women 5,217 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 Ueliton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ueliton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.014%
- Rondônia 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,998 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 550 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 405 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 284 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 227 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 190 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 189 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 189 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 178 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 145 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 106 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 92 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 75 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 59 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ueliton
It replaces the W with U, which gives the same sound in Portuguese; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Ueliton with the variants Huelitom, Hueliton and Uelitom.
About the name Weliton
The origin of the spelling Weliton is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Ueliton, with the variants Hueliton, Huelitom and Uelitom. For names with Wil-, of English origin, the Morfemário of the same dictionary observes that the W may sound like v or like u in Brazil, which leads to parallel spellings such as Wilson, Vilson and Uilson; the same alternation of W and U appears between Weliton and Ueliton. It is a name of people born mostly between the 1980s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,394 people named Weliton, with a median age of 29.
Other spellings of Weliton
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ueliton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ueliton
What does the name Ueliton mean?
The meaning of Ueliton 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 Ueliton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,245 people with the first name Ueliton, which ranks it number 2,647 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ueliton a boy's or a girl's name?
Ueliton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 5,217 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ueliton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ueliton (1,998 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ueliton?
Weliton, Welliton and Wueliton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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