Meaning of the nameWilhan
- Male
- Wi-lhan
Wilhan is a Brazilian male name, written with -lh- and ending in -n, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilhan 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)
- 3,077
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,824
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,311
- people
Wilhan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilhan, 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 (1,089 people).
22 women 3,055 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 Wilhan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilhan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 732 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 537 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 235 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 229 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 187 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 166 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 150 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 108 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 105 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 93 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 67 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilhan
The origin of the spelling Wilhan is uncertain. The name begins with Wil-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of given names of English origin, such as William and Wilson, and which also appears as Vil- and Uil-. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,077 people named Wilhan, with a median age of 28; most were born in the 1980s and 1990s. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wilhan
What does the name Wilhan mean?
The meaning of Wilhan 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 Wilhan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,077 people with the first name Wilhan, which ranks it number 3,824 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilhan a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilhan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 3,055 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wilhan most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.004% of the state's population is named Wilhan (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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