Meaning of the nameWellinton
- Male
- Wel-lin-ton
Wellinton is a spelling of the name Welinton.
Meaning
The meaning of Wellinton 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)
- 13,848
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,363
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,005
- people
Wellinton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wellinton, 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 (4,462 people).
61 women 13,787 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 Wellinton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wellinton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
- Paraná 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
- Rondônia 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,353 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,415 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 1,236 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,048 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 769 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 667 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 616 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 548 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 536 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 460 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 420 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 396 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 356 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 252 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 249 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 228 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 208 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 203 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 150 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 141 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 132 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 129 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 91 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Wellinton
It keeps the LL of Wellington, but has no G before the ending -ton.
About the name Welinton
Behind the Name records Wellington as a masculine name in Brazilian Portuguese and English, used in honor of the title of Duke of Wellington; Wiktionary gives it as a masculine name of Brazilian use, a borrowing from English. Welinton, Wellinton and Uelinton are very close in form, but the origin of these spellings is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,715 people named Welinton, peaking among those born in the 1990s. The name is almost always male.
Other spellings of Welinton
Sources
- Behind the Name: Wellington · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Wellington · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wellington · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uelinton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wellinton
What does the name Wellinton mean?
The meaning of Wellinton 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 Wellinton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,848 people with the first name Wellinton, which ranks it number 1,363 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wellinton a boy's or a girl's name?
Wellinton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 61 women and 13,787 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wellinton most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Wellinton (356 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wellinton?
Welinton and Uelinton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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