Meaning of the nameWolney
- Male
- Wol-ney
Wolney is a masculine name with an initial W and the ending -ney, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Wolney 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)
- 1,201
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,305
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,089
- people
Wolney in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wolney, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (289 people).
0 women 1,199 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 Wolney is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wolney in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 219 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 197 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 167 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 64 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wolney
The origin of the spelling Wolney is uncertain. The ending -ney appears in Brazilian names such as Claudiney and Luciney, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil relates it to the French surname Ney, but the formation of Wolney is not documented. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,201 people named Wolney, with a median age of 48.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-NEI, -NEY) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wolney
What does the name Wolney mean?
The meaning of Wolney 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 Wolney in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,201 people with the first name Wolney, which ranks it number 7,305 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Wolney a boy's or a girl's name?
Wolney is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,199 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wolney most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Wolney (219 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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