Meaning of the nameWendeson
- Male
- Wen-de-son
Wendeson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, from English 'son of', and beginning with the spelling Wen- with W.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people named Wendeson, the 7,420th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 20, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Wendeson 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)
- 1,174
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,420
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,140
- people
Wendeson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wendeson, 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 (353 people).
0 women 1,160 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 Wendeson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wendeson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 189 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 181 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 115 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 83 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 40 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wendeson
Wendeson ends in -son, an English patronymic formative meaning 'son of', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which lists Clebson and Ivison among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of Wende-, the beginning of the name, is not known with certainty, so the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,174 people named Wendeson, with a median age of 20. It is almost always male, borne mostly by people born in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wendeson
What does the name Wendeson mean?
The meaning of Wendeson 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 Wendeson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people with the first name Wendeson, which ranks it number 7,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wendeson a boy's or a girl's name?
Wendeson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,160 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wendeson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Wendeson (189 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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