Meaning of the nameWoshinton
- Male
- Wo-shin-ton
Woshinton is a male name with an unusual spelling that recalls Washington, an English name taken from a surname.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 835 people named Woshinton, the 9,364th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Woshinton 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)
- 835
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,364
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,715
- people
Woshinton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Woshinton, 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 (218 people).
0 women 831 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 Woshinton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Woshinton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Woshinton
The origin of the spelling Woshinton is uncertain. It recalls Washington, which Wiktionary records in Portuguese as an unadapted borrowing from English and, in English, as a male given name taken from the surname, which comes from an English place name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 835 people named Woshinton, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The records are almost always male, of people born mainly in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Washington · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Washington · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Woshinton
What does the name Woshinton mean?
The meaning of Woshinton 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 Woshinton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 835 people with the first name Woshinton, which ranks it number 9,364 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Woshinton a boy's or a girl's name?
Woshinton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 831 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Woshinton most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Woshinton (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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