Meaning of the nameErlandia
- Female
- Er-lan-di-a
Erlandia is a female Brazilian name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,578 people named Erlandia, the 6,053rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Erlandia 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)
- 1,578
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,053
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,826
- people
Erlandia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erlandia, 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 (669 people).
1,572 women 0 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 Erlandia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erlandia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 284 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 228 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 175 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 117 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 114 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 48 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erlandia
The origin of the spelling Erlandia is uncertain and no meaning is documented. It ends in -landia, a feminine formative that, according to the Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), seems to have migrated from place names such as Uberlândia, from Germanic land, 'land, country'. The formation of Erlandia as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,578 people named Erlandia, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-landia) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erlandia
What does the name Erlandia mean?
The meaning of Erlandia 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 Erlandia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,578 people with the first name Erlandia, which ranks it number 6,053 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Erlandia a boy's or a girl's name?
Erlandia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,572 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erlandia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Erlandia (284 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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