Meaning of the nameNalanda
- Female
- Na-lan-da
Nalanda is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, spelled like the ancient Buddhist monastery of Nalanda in India, and almost all the women recorded were born in the 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Nalanda is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,221
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,768
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,240
- people
Nalanda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nalanda, 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 (2,054 people).
2,207 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 Nalanda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nalanda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 487 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 210 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 209 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 140 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 128 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 104 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 83 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nalanda
Nalanda is also the name of a large Buddhist monastery of the ancient kingdom of Magadha, in present-day Bihar, India, and of a district of Bihar. The origin of Nalanda as a personal name in Brazil is uncertain. It is almost always a female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,221 people named Nalanda, with a median age of 19. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nalanda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Nalanda
What does the name Nalanda mean?
The meaning of Nalanda is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Nalanda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,221 people with the first name Nalanda, which ranks it number 4,768 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Nalanda a boy's or a girl's name?
Nalanda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,207 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nalanda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nalanda (487 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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