Meaning of the nameOrlei
- Male
- Or-lei
Orlei is a Brazilian male name whose formation is not documented; it ends in -lei, like Vanderlei.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,635 people named Orlei, the 4,265th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Orlei 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)
- 2,635
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,265
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,211
- people
Orlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Orlei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (821 people).
52 women 2,583 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 Orlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Orlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 950 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 324 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 270 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 223 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 175 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 100 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Orlei
The origin of Orlei is uncertain. The ending -lei appears in names such as Vanderlei, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as coming, in Brazil, from the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', but the formation of Orlei is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,635 people named Orlei, with a median age of 46. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Orlei
What does the name Orlei mean?
The meaning of Orlei 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 Orlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,635 people with the first name Orlei, which ranks it number 4,265 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Orlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Orlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 52 women and 2,583 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Orlei most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.008% of the state's population is named Orlei (950 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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