Meaning of the nameDerlei
- Male
- Der-lei
Derlei is a Brazilian masculine name that probably comes from the ending of Vanderlei, a name of Dutch origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 861 people named Derlei, the 9,158th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Derlei 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)
- 861
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,158
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,099
- people
Derlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Derlei, 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 (303 people).
69 women 792 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 Derlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Derlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 206 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 106 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 80 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 70 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Derlei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists -derlei, -derley and -derli as a formative, probably a fragment of Vanderley, which comes from the Dutch van der Ley. Wiktionary gives Vanderlei as a name of Dutch origin, from van der Leij. The origin of Derlei as a whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 861 people named Derlei, with a median age of 34, most born between the 1970s and 1990s. It is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Derlei
What does the name Derlei mean?
The meaning of Derlei 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 Derlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 861 people with the first name Derlei, which ranks it number 9,158 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Derlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Derlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 69 women and 792 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Derlei most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Derlei (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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