Meaning of the nameWelber
- Male
- Wel-ber
Welber is a male name of uncertain origin, with the spelling variant Wuelber recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).
Meaning
The meaning of Welber 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)
- 3,701
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,377
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,801
- people
Welber in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Welber, 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 (1,036 people).
22 women 3,679 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 Welber is most common
States with the highest share of people named Welber in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 670 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 576 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 514 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 409 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 236 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 213 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 177 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 98 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 96 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 88 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 82 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 38 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Welber
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Wuelber as a spelling variant of Welber. The origin and meaning of the name are not known for certain. The largest group was born in the 1990s, followed by the 1980s, and IBGE records the name almost always for men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,701 people named Welber, with a median age of 31; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Welber · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Welber
What does the name Welber mean?
The meaning of Welber 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 Welber in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,701 people with the first name Welber, which ranks it number 3,377 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Welber a boy's or a girl's name?
Welber is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 3,679 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Welber most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.006% of the state's population is named Welber (409 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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