Meaning of the nameAlanderson
- Male
- A-lan-der-son
Alanderson is a Brazilian male name formed with the ending -erson, of English origin, according to the Morfemário.
Meaning
The meaning of Alanderson 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)
- 1,610
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,964
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,580
- people
Alanderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alanderson, 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 (476 people).
0 women 1,597 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 Alanderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alanderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 259 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 229 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 186 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 166 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 114 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 68 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alanderson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -erson as probably a fragment taken from English names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff'. The origin of Alanderson as a whole is uncertain. The dictionary also lists the spelling Alandersom. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,610 people named Alanderson, with a median age of 25, almost always men and with the most records in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-erson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alanderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alanderson
What does the name Alanderson mean?
The meaning of Alanderson 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 Alanderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,610 people with the first name Alanderson, which ranks it number 5,964 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alanderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Alanderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,597 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alanderson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Alanderson (114 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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