Meaning of the nameWalisom
- Male
- Wa-li-som
Walisom is a masculine name of uncertain origin, with records only for people born from 1980 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 622 people named Walisom, the 11,515th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 21, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Walisom is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 622
- Rank in Brazil
- #11,515
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,088
- people
Walisom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Walisom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (218 people).
0 women 612 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 Walisom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Walisom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 133 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 34 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Walisom
The origin of the spelling Walisom is uncertain. The ending -som resembles the formative -son, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as coming from English son, 'son of', but the beginning Wali- has no documented origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 622 people named Walisom, with a median age of 21. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. Records are concentrated in the 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Walisom
What does the name Walisom mean?
The meaning of Walisom is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Walisom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 622 people with the first name Walisom, which ranks it number 11,515 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Walisom a boy's or a girl's name?
Walisom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 612 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Walisom most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Walisom (133 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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