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Meaning of the nameWilamis

Wilamis is a Brazilian masculine name that begins with Wil-, an element of names of English origin, and its full origin is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Wilamis 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)
765
Rank in Brazil
#9,957
Median age
27 years
2010 Census
1,493
people

Wilamis in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wilamis, 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 (230 people).

0 women 761 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 Wilamis is most common

States with the highest share of people named Wilamis in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Alagoas 0.005%
  2. Pernambuco 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco3380.004%
Alagoas1540.005%
São Paulo630.000%
Sergipe510.002%
Paraíba320.001%
Pará260.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Wilamis

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Wil- as a probable fragment of traditional names of English origin, such as William, with an element from Gothic wilja, 'will'. The origin of the ending -amis is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 765 people named Wilamis, with a median age of 27. The spelling Willamis, with LL, also appears in the 2022 Census and is the most common in the group.

A spelling with a single L, less common than Willamis.

Other spellings of Wilamis

SpellingPeople (2022)
Willamis1,229
Wilamis765

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Wilamis

What does the name Wilamis mean?

The meaning of Wilamis 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 Wilamis in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 765 people with the first name Wilamis, which ranks it number 9,957 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Wilamis a boy's or a girl's name?

Wilamis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 761 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Wilamis most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Wilamis (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Wilamis?

Willamis. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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