Meaning of the nameWueliton
- Male
- Wue-li-ton
Wueliton is a spelling of the name Weliton.
Meaning
The meaning of Wueliton 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)
- 875
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,069
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,327
- people
Wueliton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wueliton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (274 people).
0 women 871 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 Wueliton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wueliton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 86 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Wueliton
It joins W and U at the start, the two letters that alternate in the other spellings; it is the least recorded in the group.
About the name Weliton
The origin of the spelling Weliton is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Ueliton, with the variants Hueliton, Huelitom and Uelitom. For names with Wil-, of English origin, the Morfemário of the same dictionary observes that the W may sound like v or like u in Brazil, which leads to parallel spellings such as Wilson, Vilson and Uilson; the same alternation of W and U appears between Weliton and Ueliton. It is a name of people born mostly between the 1980s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,394 people named Weliton, with a median age of 29.
Other spellings of Weliton
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ueliton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wueliton
What does the name Wueliton mean?
The meaning of Wueliton 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 Wueliton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 875 people with the first name Wueliton, which ranks it number 9,069 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wueliton a boy's or a girl's name?
Wueliton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 871 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wueliton most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Wueliton (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wueliton?
Weliton, Welliton and Ueliton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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