Meaning of the nameWoshington
- Male
- Wos-hing-ton
Woshington is a Brazilian male name whose spelling differs by one letter from Washington, a name of English origin; the origin of the spelling Woshington is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,874 people named Woshington, the 5,328th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Woshington 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)
- 1,874
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,328
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,095
- people
Woshington in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Woshington, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (508 people).
0 women 1,870 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 Woshington is most common
States with the highest share of people named Woshington in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 363 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 294 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 220 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 187 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 119 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Woshington
Washington is, according to Behind the Name, an English surname taken from a place name, whose toponym would mean 'settlement of Wassa's people'; Wiktionary gives the Old English toponym Hwæssingatūn (with the reconstructed personal name *Hwæssa) and records its use as a male name. Woshington replaces the A of the first syllable with O, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,874 people named Woshington, with a median age of 36. Almost always male, most were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Washington · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Washington · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Woshington
What does the name Woshington mean?
The meaning of Woshington 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 Woshington in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,874 people with the first name Woshington, which ranks it number 5,328 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Woshington a boy's or a girl's name?
Woshington is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,870 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Woshington most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Woshington (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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