Meaning of the nameVilso
- Male
- Vil-so
Vilso is a Brazilian male name that begins with Vil-, an alternative spelling of Wil-, and its meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Vilso 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)
- 1,220
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,227
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,040
- people
Vilso in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vilso, 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 (429 people).
0 women 1,217 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 Vilso is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vilso in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 320 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 289 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 247 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 62 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vilso
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Wil- as a fragment of names of English origin and notes that the spellings Vil- and Uil- occur for almost all names with this formative, such as Vilson and Uilson. The origin of the spelling Vilso is uncertain. The records are concentrated in the 1950s and 1960s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,220 people named Vilso, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Vilso
What does the name Vilso mean?
The meaning of Vilso 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 Vilso in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,220 people with the first name Vilso, which ranks it number 7,227 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Vilso a boy's or a girl's name?
Vilso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,217 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vilso most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Vilso (289 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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