Meaning of the nameWoshiton
- Male
- Wo-shi-ton
Woshiton is a male name with an unusual spelling, an initial W and an ending in -ton, and an origin not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,869 people named Woshiton, the 5,342nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Woshiton 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)
- 1,869
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,342
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,870
- people
Woshiton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Woshiton, 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 (491 people).
0 women 1,855 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 Woshiton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Woshiton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 339 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 277 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 207 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 165 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 148 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 126 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 49 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| 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 Woshiton
The origin of the name Woshiton is uncertain. It resembles Washington, whose spelling variants recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) include Wachington and Whashington. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,869 people named Woshiton, with a median age of 35. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Washington · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Woshiton
What does the name Woshiton mean?
The meaning of Woshiton 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 Woshiton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,869 people with the first name Woshiton, which ranks it number 5,342 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Woshiton a boy's or a girl's name?
Woshiton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,855 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Woshiton most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Woshiton (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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