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Meaning of the nameLadislau

Ladislau is a masculine name of Slavic origin, the Portuguese form of Ladislaus, which comes from Vladislav, formed from elements meaning 'to rule' and 'glory'.

Meaning

“to rule and glory (Slavic elements of Vladislav)”

Source: Behind the Name: Vladislav · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ladislau

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People (2022)
1,937
Rank in Brazil
#5,218
Median age
63 years
2010 Census
2,729
people

Ladislau in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ladislau, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (477 people).

0 women 1,930 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 Ladislau is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ladislau in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraná 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3800.001%
Paraná2300.002%
Minas Gerais2240.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1590.002%
Bahia1290.001%
Rio de Janeiro900.001%
Pará800.001%
Santa Catarina800.001%
Goiás620.001%
Amazonas610.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul590.002%
Pernambuco570.001%
Ceará470.001%
Piauí460.001%
Maranhão410.001%
Mato Grosso400.001%
Espírito Santo250.001%
Rio Grande do Norte250.001%
Paraíba240.001%
Rondônia160.001%
Distrito Federal150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ladislau

Behind the Name gives Ladislau as the Portuguese form of Ladislaus, a medieval Latinized form of Vladislav, a Slavic name composed of volděti, "to rule", and slava, "glory". The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes it as of Slavic origin, adapted from French Ladislas, with elements meaning something like "to dominate" or "to rule" and "glory"; one of the sources cited there reads "lord of glory". Vladislav appears among the variants of the entry. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,937 people named Ladislau, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Ladislaus · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Vladislav · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ladislau · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Ladislau · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Ladislau

What does the name Ladislau mean?

Ladislau means “to rule and glory (Slavic elements of Vladislav)”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Ladislau in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,937 people with the first name Ladislau, which ranks it number 5,218 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Ladislau a boy's or a girl's name?

Ladislau is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,930 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ladislau?

Ladislau is a name of Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ladislau most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ladislau (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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