Meaning of the nameWilkson
- Male
- Wilk-son
Wilkson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, but with an origin and meaning that are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,053 people named Wilkson, the 7,998th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilkson 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)
- 1,053
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,998
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,018
- people
Wilkson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilkson, 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 (343 people).
0 women 1,048 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 Wilkson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilkson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 161 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 114 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 43 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilkson
The origin of the spelling Wilkson is uncertain. The spelling resembles Wilson, but no source links the two. It ends in -son, a patronymic formative that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as coming from the English -son, 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,053 people named Wilkson, with a median age of 28. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always male, and most of the people were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wilkson
What does the name Wilkson mean?
The meaning of Wilkson 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 Wilkson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,053 people with the first name Wilkson, which ranks it number 7,998 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilkson a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilkson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,048 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wilkson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Wilkson (114 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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