Meaning of the nameJerlane
- Female
- Jer-la-ne
Jerlane is a Brazilian feminine name, a J spelling of Gerlane, formed with the elements Ger- and -lane; the meaning of the whole is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,375 people named Jerlane, the 6,659th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jerlane 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)
- 1,375
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,659
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,672
- people
Jerlane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jerlane, 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 (495 people).
1,357 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 Jerlane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jerlane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 173 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 157 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 140 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 133 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 79 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 63 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jerlane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Jerlane as a J variant of the names with Ger-, an element of Germanic origin (gari-/geri-, 'spear'). The ending -lane has an uncertain origin, perhaps from the English name Lanie, and appears in Edilane, Gislane and Marilane. For that reason the meaning of the name as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,375 people named Jerlane, with a median age of 29.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jerlane
What does the name Jerlane mean?
The meaning of Jerlane 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 Jerlane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,375 people with the first name Jerlane, which ranks it number 6,659 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jerlane a boy's or a girl's name?
Jerlane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,357 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jerlane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jerlane (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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