Meaning of the nameWelen
- Unisex
- We-len
Welen is a spelling of the name Wellen.
Meaning
The meaning of Welen 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)
- 1,308
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,910
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,681
- people
Welen in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Welen, 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 (468 people).
1,088 women 220 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 Welen is most common
States with the highest share of people named Welen in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 195 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 156 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 97 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 94 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 58 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Welen
It has a single L, which changes the syllable division compared with Wellen.
About the name Wellen
The origin of the spellings Wellen and Welen is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Wellen and lists the spelling variants Wellem, Whellen and Wuellen. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,453 people named Wellen and 1,308 named Welen. In both spellings, births begin in the 1970s and are concentrated in the 1990s and 2000s.
Other spellings of Wellen
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Wellen | 3,453 |
| Welen | 1,308 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wellen · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Welen
What does the name Welen mean?
The meaning of Welen 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 Welen in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,308 people with the first name Welen, which ranks it number 6,910 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Welen a boy's or a girl's name?
Welen is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,088 women and 220 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Welen most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Welen (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Welen?
Wellen. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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