Meaning of the nameWellison
- Male
- Wel-li-son
Wellison is a spelling of the name Welison.
Meaning
The meaning of Wellison 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)
- 4,364
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,015
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,223
- people
Wellison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wellison, 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 (1,559 people).
25 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 Wellison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wellison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 480 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 472 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 442 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 354 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 319 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 276 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 229 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 179 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 177 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 163 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 154 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 138 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 123 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 121 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 113 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 77 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 68 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 58 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 34 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Wellison
The spelling with a double LL and one S; proportionally, it is also most common in Maranhão.
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.
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 Wellison
What does the name Wellison mean?
The meaning of Wellison 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 Wellison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,364 people with the first name Wellison, which ranks it number 3,015 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wellison a boy's or a girl's name?
Wellison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 4,339 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wellison most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Wellison (480 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wellison?
Welison, Welisson, Wellisson and Uelison. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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