Meaning of the nameVandeir
- Male
- Van-deir
Vandeir is a Brazilian masculine name beginning with Van-, a formative of debated origin, and its meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Vandeir 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)
- 2,656
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,238
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,000
- people
Vandeir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vandeir, 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 (945 people).
47 women 2,609 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 Vandeir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vandeir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,183 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 470 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 369 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 91 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vandeir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups names beginning with Van-, such as Vanderlei and Vanilson, and presents different hypotheses for this beginning: a Dutch preposition, a hypocoristic of Germanic names or, for Vamberto, an arbitrary creation. The origin of the spelling Vandeir is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,656 people named Vandeir, with a median age of 47. Almost always male, it has most of its records among people born from 1960 to 1980, and proportionally it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vandeir
What does the name Vandeir mean?
The meaning of Vandeir 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 Vandeir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,656 people with the first name Vandeir, which ranks it number 4,238 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vandeir a boy's or a girl's name?
Vandeir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 47 women and 2,609 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vandeir most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.007% of the state's population is named Vandeir (470 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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