Meaning of the nameGerlania
- Female
- Ger-la-ni-a
Gerlania is a Brazilian female name whose beginning Ger- the Morfemário links to the Germanic 'spear', but whose full derivation is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,544 people named Gerlania, the 6,129th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerlania 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)
- 1,544
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,129
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,711
- people
Gerlania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerlania, 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 (585 people).
1,540 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 Gerlania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerlania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Ceará 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 467 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 282 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 211 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 127 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 101 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 58 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 26 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerlania
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ger- in Brazilian names such as Gerlane and Gerliane and links it to the Germanic gari-/geri- ('spear'). The origin of Gerlania itself is uncertain. The name is almost always female, with the largest number of people born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,544 people named Gerlania, with a median age of 35.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (GER-, JER-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gerlania
What does the name Gerlania mean?
The meaning of Gerlania 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 Gerlania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,544 people with the first name Gerlania, which ranks it number 6,129 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gerlania a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerlania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,540 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gerlania most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Gerlania (282 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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