Meaning of the nameWenderson
- Male
- Wen-der-son
Wenderson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, a formative taken from English names with the value 'son of'; the origin of the first part is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Wenderson 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)
- 15,731
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,255
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,449
- people
Wenderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wenderson, 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 (4,489 people).
106 women 15,625 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 Wenderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wenderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,994 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,784 | 0.022% |
| Maranhão | 1,634 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,055 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 1,050 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 952 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 883 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 597 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 581 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 572 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 453 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 397 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 326 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 276 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 251 | 0.034% |
| Paraíba | 212 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 210 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 201 | 0.013% |
| Acre | 201 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 187 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 175 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 154 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 148 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 135 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 124 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 118 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wenderson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a formative of English origin with a patronymic value ('son of'), found in traditional names such as Anderson and Emerson and in Brazilian formations such as Clebson and Ivison. The origin of the first part, Wender-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. It is an almost always male name, given mostly to people born in the 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Amapá. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,731 people named Wenderson, with a median age of 22.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wenderson
What does the name Wenderson mean?
The meaning of Wenderson 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 Wenderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,731 people with the first name Wenderson, which ranks it number 1,255 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wenderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Wenderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 106 women and 15,625 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wenderson most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.034% of the state's population is named Wenderson (251 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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