Meaning of the nameWilsom
- Male
- Wil-som
Wilsom is a masculine spelling of the name Wilson, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as a spelling variant.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilsom 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)
- 3,964
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,216
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,563
- people
Wilsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilsom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (964 people).
0 women 3,950 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 Wilsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,004 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 577 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 294 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 255 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 252 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 212 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 127 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 120 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 103 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 98 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 92 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 70 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 48 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilsom
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Wilsom among the spelling variants of Wilson, a name that Behind the Name describes as coming from an English surname meaning 'son of William'. The specific origin of the spelling with a final M is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,964 people named Wilsom, with a median age of 52. Almost always male, it appears mainly among people born between the 1950s and the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Wilson · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Wilsom
What does the name Wilsom mean?
The meaning of Wilsom 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 Wilsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,964 people with the first name Wilsom, which ranks it number 3,216 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Wilsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,950 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wilsom most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Wilsom (294 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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