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Meaning of the nameWilham

Wilham is a male name that probably varies the Germanic name Wilhelm, formed from elements meaning 'will' and 'helmet'.

Meaning

“probably a variant of Wilhelm, from 'will' and 'helmet' (protection)”

Source: Wiktionary: Wilham · Behind the Name: William · Wiktionary: William

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People (2022)
1,642
Rank in Brazil
#5,882
Median age
28 years
2010 Census
2,692
people

Wilham in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wilham, 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 (598 people).

0 women 1,623 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 Wilham is most common

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

  1. Goiás 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. Paraná 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3680.001%
Minas Gerais2560.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1510.001%
Paraná1260.001%
Goiás1160.002%
Santa Catarina1090.001%
Rio de Janeiro910.001%
Bahia730.001%
Pará550.001%
Espírito Santo420.001%
Mato Grosso370.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul290.001%
Amazonas270.001%
Ceará250.000%
Maranhão200.000%
Pernambuco190.000%
Tocantins190.001%
Distrito Federal170.001%

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

About the name Wilham

Wiktionary records Wilham as an English surname of German origin, probably a variant of the German name Wilhelm. Wilhelm and William descend from a Germanic compound: the first element means 'will, desire' and the second 'helmet, protection', according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,642 people named Wilham, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Wilham · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Wilhelm · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Wiktionary: William · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Wilham

What does the name Wilham mean?

Wilham means “probably a variant of Wilhelm, from 'will' and 'helmet' (protection)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Wilham in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,642 people with the first name Wilham, which ranks it number 5,882 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Wilham is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,623 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Wilham?

Wilham is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Wilham most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Wilham (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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