Meaning of the nameWelison
- Male
- We-li-son
Welison is a Brazilian male name with five spellings, ending in -son, an English patronymic formative meaning 'son of'; the origin of the beginning is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Welison 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)
- 7,358
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,102
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,630
- people
Welison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Welison, 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 (2,415 people).
49 women 7,309 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 Welison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Welison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 931 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 832 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 760 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 698 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 452 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 427 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 321 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 296 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 252 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 231 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 226 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 209 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 179 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 173 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 161 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 156 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 147 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 123 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 120 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 109 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 103 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 99 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 94 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 93 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 68 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 62 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Welison
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the ending -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of', found in names such as Alison, Edson and Jefferson, and notes that, even between vowels, the s of this ending sounds like [s]. The origin of the beginning Wel-, or Uel-, is uncertain, and so is the meaning of the whole name. The spellings vary between W and U at the start and between one and two Ls and Ss; all are almost always male and most frequent among those born in the 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,358 people named Welison, with a median age of 23.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with one L and one S; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Other spellings of Welison
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uelison · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Welison
What does the name Welison mean?
The meaning of Welison 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 Welison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,358 people with the first name Welison, which ranks it number 2,102 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Welison a boy's or a girl's name?
Welison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 7,309 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Welison most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.014% of the state's population is named Welison (931 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Welison?
Welisson, Wellison, Wellisson and Uelison. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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