Meaning of the nameLeanderson
- Male
- Le-an-der-son
Leanderson is a masculine name that ends in -erson, an ending the Morfemário links to English -son, 'son of', and whose beginning recalls that of Leandro.
Meaning
The meaning of Leanderson 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)
- 3,431
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,546
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,063
- people
Leanderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leanderson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,223 people).
22 women 3,409 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 Leanderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leanderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 423 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 348 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 243 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 239 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 227 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 218 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 207 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 195 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 182 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 180 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 135 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 124 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 114 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 101 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 95 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 57 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leanderson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -erson as probably taken from English given names such as Jefferson, and the formative -son as the English patronymic meaning 'son of'. The dictionary lists Leanderson with the spelling variant Leandersom, with a final M. The beginning Leande- recalls that of Leandro and Leander, which Behind the Name explains as the combination of Greek leon, 'lion', and aner, 'man', but the formation of Leanderson and its meaning are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,431 people named Leanderson, with a median age of 19; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-erson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leanderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Leander · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Leanderson
What does the name Leanderson mean?
The meaning of Leanderson 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 Leanderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,431 people with the first name Leanderson, which ranks it number 3,546 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Leanderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Leanderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 3,409 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Leanderson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.006% of the state's population is named Leanderson (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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