Meaning of the nameWallison
- Male
- Wal-li-son
Wallison is a spelling of the name Walison.
Meaning
The meaning of Wallison 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)
- 8,548
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,904
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,331
- people
Wallison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wallison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,882 people).
54 women 8,494 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 Wallison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wallison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,644 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 926 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 871 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 635 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 550 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 398 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 378 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 366 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 313 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 308 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 299 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 259 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 240 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 226 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 200 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 160 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 160 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 95 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 88 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 88 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 74 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Wallison
It doubles the L and is, proportionally, more frequent in Tocantins, like Walison.
About the name Walison
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of', found in names such as Alison, Edson and Talison, and notes that the S of this ending sounds like [s] even between vowels, so Walison and Walisson are pronounced the same. The origin of the beginning Wali- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,215 people named Walison, with a median age of 21. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s, the name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Other spellings of Walison
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ualison · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wallison
What does the name Wallison mean?
The meaning of Wallison 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 Wallison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,548 people with the first name Wallison, which ranks it number 1,904 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wallison a boy's or a girl's name?
Wallison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 54 women and 8,494 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wallison most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.013% of the state's population is named Wallison (200 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wallison?
Walisson, Walison, Wallyson, Wallisson, Ualisson and Ualison. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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