Meaning of the nameWemersom
- Male
- We-mer-som
Wemersom is a male Brazilian name ending in -som, similar to the formative -son, 'son of'; its full origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 735 people named Wemersom, the 10,256th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Wemersom 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)
- 735
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,256
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,064
- people
Wemersom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wemersom, 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 (248 people).
0 women 730 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 Wemersom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wemersom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 211 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 100 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 29 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wemersom
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formative -son, coming from English, with the sense 'son of', and lists Brazilian examples such as Aleison, Clebson and Ivison. The ending -som in Wemersom resembles this form, but the origin of Wemersom is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 735 people named Wemersom, with a median age of 25. The name appears from the 1970s on, with the most people born in the 1990s, and it is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wemersom
What does the name Wemersom mean?
The meaning of Wemersom 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 Wemersom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 735 people with the first name Wemersom, which ranks it number 10,256 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wemersom a boy's or a girl's name?
Wemersom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 730 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wemersom most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.001% of the state's population is named Wemersom (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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