Meaning of the nameWellen
- Unisex
- Wel-len
Wellen is a name of uncertain origin, also recorded as Welen, with almost all births from the 1970s on and most records female.
Meaning
The meaning of Wellen 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)
- 3,453
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,533
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,277
- people
Wellen in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wellen, 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 (1,206 people).
3,059 women 394 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 Wellen is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wellen in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 470 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 419 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 262 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 249 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 235 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 214 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 194 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 161 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 134 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 127 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 68 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 67 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 54 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 48 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with the double L.
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 Wellen
What does the name Wellen mean?
The meaning of Wellen 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 Wellen in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,453 people with the first name Wellen, which ranks it number 3,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wellen a boy's or a girl's name?
Wellen is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,059 women and 394 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wellen most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Wellen (470 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wellen?
Welen. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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