Meaning of the nameArlan
- Male
- Ar-lan
Arlan is a male name recorded in Brazil that ends in -lan, a formative of obscure origin; the origin of the start Arl- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Arlan 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)
- 5,240
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,649
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,361
- people
Arlan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arlan, 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 (1,616 people).
60 women 5,180 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 Arlan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arlan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Pará 0.006%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 763 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 479 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 476 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 409 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 388 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 336 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 322 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 241 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 237 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 168 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 165 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 141 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 127 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 106 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 90 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 81 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 67 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 65 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arlan
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -lan as a formative of obscure origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Alan, and includes Arlan among the Brazilian names with this ending. The Dictionary lists Arlam and Harlan as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,240 people named Arlan, with a median age of 30; it is almost always a male name, and births peak in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-lan) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Arlan
What does the name Arlan mean?
The meaning of Arlan 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 Arlan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,240 people with the first name Arlan, which ranks it number 2,649 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Arlan a boy's or a girl's name?
Arlan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 60 women and 5,180 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Arlan most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.006% of the state's population is named Arlan (409 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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