Meaning of the nameWilha
- Male
- Wi-lha
Wilha is a male name of uncertain origin, beginning with Wil-, an element found in names such as William and Wilson, according to the Morfemário.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,355 people named Wilha, the 6,739th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilha 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)
- 1,355
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,739
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,758
- people
Wilha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilha, 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 (438 people).
43 women 1,312 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 Wilha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 174 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 166 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 156 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 144 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 107 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilha
The origin of the spelling Wilha is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Wil- as an element probably taken from given names of English origin, such as William, Wilson and Wilton, in which Gothic wilja, 'will', appears. The ending -ha has no documented basis, so the meaning of the name is not known for certain. The Dictionary lists Wuilha as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,355 people named Wilha, with a median age of 27; proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (WIL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wilha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wilha
What does the name Wilha mean?
The meaning of Wilha 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 Wilha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,355 people with the first name Wilha, which ranks it number 6,739 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilha a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilha is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 43 women and 1,312 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wilha most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Wilha (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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