Meaning of the nameVandelei
- Male
- Van-de-lei
Vandelei is a Brazilian male name whose spelling recalls Vanderlei, which the Morfemário links to the Dutch byname von der Ley.
Meaning
The meaning of Vandelei 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)
- 2,889
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,993
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,087
- people
Vandelei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vandelei, 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 (1,010 people).
72 women 2,817 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 Vandelei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vandelei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 670 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 290 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 233 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 209 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 152 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 150 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 139 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 128 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 125 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 82 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 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 Vandelei
The origin of the spelling Vandelei is uncertain. It recalls Vanderlei, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), in the entry -derlei, derives from the Dutch byname von der Ley ('of the slates'), with the given name originating in Brazil in the seventeenth century, when the Dutch were present in Pernambuco. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,889 people named Vandelei, with a median age of 47, almost always men; most were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vandelei
What does the name Vandelei mean?
The meaning of Vandelei 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 Vandelei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,889 people with the first name Vandelei, which ranks it number 3,993 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vandelei a boy's or a girl's name?
Vandelei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 72 women and 2,817 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vandelei most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.004% of the state's population is named Vandelei (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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