Meaning of the nameWandson
- Male
- Wand-son
Wandson is a male name ending in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of'; the origin of the beginning of the name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,726 people named Wandson, the 5,674th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Wandson 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)
- 1,726
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,674
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,440
- people
Wandson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wandson, 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 (628 people).
0 women 1,719 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 Wandson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wandson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 313 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 177 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 171 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 115 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 107 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 103 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 77 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| 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 Wandson
The ending -son is recorded in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a formative of English origin, a patronymic, with the approximate sense of 'son of'. The origin of the beginning Wan- is uncertain. The origin of Wandson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,726 people named Wandson, with a median age of 25. It is almost always a male name, with people born mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wandson
What does the name Wandson mean?
The meaning of Wandson 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 Wandson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,726 people with the first name Wandson, which ranks it number 5,674 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wandson a boy's or a girl's name?
Wandson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,719 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wandson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.005% of the state's population is named Wandson (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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