Meaning of the nameWelder
- Male
- Wel-der
Welder is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, recorded for almost all of its bearers in the 1960s to 2000.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,357 people named Welder, the 3,018th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Welder 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)
- 4,357
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,018
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,337
- people
Welder in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Welder, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,349 people).
0 women 4,339 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 Welder is most common
States with the highest share of people named Welder in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 796 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 771 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 618 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 447 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 253 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 170 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 141 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 125 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 119 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 89 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Welder
The origin of Welder as a given name is uncertain. Wiktionary lists Welder as an English surname, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Wuelder as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,357 people named Welder, with a median age of 31; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. Most records are of people born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Welder · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Welder · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Welder
What does the name Welder mean?
The meaning of Welder 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 Welder in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,357 people with the first name Welder, which ranks it number 3,018 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Welder a boy's or a girl's name?
Welder is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,339 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Welder most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.009% of the state's population is named Welder (618 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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