Meaning of the nameRailander
- Male
- Rai-lan-der
Railander is a male name ending in -lander, with no documented etymology, with a first record in 1980 in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 844 people named Railander, the 9,296th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Railander 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)
- 844
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,296
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,026
- people
Railander in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Railander, 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 (364 people).
0 women 829 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 Railander is most common
States with the highest share of people named Railander in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 289 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 82 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 43 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Railander
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Railander, with Raylander as a spelling variant and a first record in 1980. The Morfemário treats Ra-/Rai- as a probable fragment of Raimundo, a name of Germanic origin, but the formation of Railander is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 844 people named Railander, almost always men and mostly born from 1990 onward; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Railander · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Railander
What does the name Railander mean?
The meaning of Railander 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 Railander in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 844 people with the first name Railander, which ranks it number 9,296 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Railander a boy's or a girl's name?
Railander is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 829 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Railander most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Railander (289 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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