Meaning of the nameWelliton
- Male
- Wel-li-ton
Welliton is a spelling of the name Weliton.
Meaning
The meaning of Welliton 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)
- 16,856
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,186
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,553
- people
Welliton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Welliton, 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 (4,985 people).
80 women 16,776 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 Welliton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Welliton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.018%
- Pará 0.017%
- Amapá 0.017%
- Rondônia 0.015%
- Alagoas 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,491 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,757 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 1,413 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 1,148 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 1,008 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 996 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 867 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 852 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 803 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 651 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 567 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 485 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 448 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 441 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 383 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 355 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 346 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 300 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 244 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 219 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 205 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 199 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 197 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 186 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 124 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 90 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 81 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Welliton
It doubles the L and is the second most recorded spelling in the group.
About the name Weliton
The origin of the spelling Weliton is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Ueliton, with the variants Hueliton, Huelitom and Uelitom. For names with Wil-, of English origin, the Morfemário of the same dictionary observes that the W may sound like v or like u in Brazil, which leads to parallel spellings such as Wilson, Vilson and Uilson; the same alternation of W and U appears between Weliton and Ueliton. It is a name of people born mostly between the 1980s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,394 people named Weliton, with a median age of 29.
Other spellings of Weliton
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ueliton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Welliton
What does the name Welliton mean?
The meaning of Welliton 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 Welliton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,856 people with the first name Welliton, which ranks it number 1,186 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Welliton a boy's or a girl's name?
Welliton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 16,776 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Welliton most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.018% of the state's population is named Welliton (651 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Welliton?
Weliton, Ueliton and Wueliton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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