Meaning of the nameWilker
- Male
- Wil-ker
Wilker is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, with a beginning Wil- that the Morfemário relates to names of English tradition.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilker 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)
- 6,838
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,202
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,964
- people
Wilker in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilker, 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 (2,322 people).
52 women 6,786 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 Wilker is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilker in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.014%
- Distrito Federal 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,121 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,000 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 999 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 373 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 345 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 337 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 315 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 248 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 231 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 208 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 206 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 184 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 179 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 134 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 110 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 104 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 97 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 95 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 89 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 65 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilker
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Wuilker and Wylker as spelling variants of Wilker. For the element Wil-, the Morfemário of the same dictionary says it is probably a fragment of traditional given names of English origin, in which it appears as an element of Gothic wilja, 'will'; this does not clarify the origin of Wilker itself, which is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,838 people named Wilker, with a median age of 27; the 1990s are the most frequent decade. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wilker · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Wil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wilker
What does the name Wilker mean?
The meaning of Wilker 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 Wilker in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,838 people with the first name Wilker, which ranks it number 2,202 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilker a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilker is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 52 women and 6,786 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wilker most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.014% of the state's population is named Wilker (999 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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