Meaning of the nameVander
- Male
- Van-der
Vander is a male name of uncertain origin, with the same opening as Vanderlei, with most records among people born in the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Vander 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)
- 13,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,411
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,447
- people
Vander in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vander, 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 (3,676 people).
216 women 12,829 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 Vander is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vander in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.024%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
- Goiás 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 4,883 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 2,639 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,434 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 509 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 500 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 477 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 361 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 329 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 287 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 243 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 232 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 213 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 201 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 168 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 96 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 32 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vander
The origin of the name Vander is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gathers hypotheses for the element Van-, present in names such as Vanda and Vanderlei: for Guérios, it is the Dutch preposition van, and Machado links Vanderlei to Dutch van der Ley. Vander has the same opening as Vanderlei, Vanderli and Vanderson, also recorded in the dictionary, but the formation of Vander itself is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,045 people named Vander, with a peak among those born in the 1970s; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Van-, -derlei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vander · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Vander
What does the name Vander mean?
The meaning of Vander 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 Vander in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,045 people with the first name Vander, which ranks it number 1,411 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vander a boy's or a girl's name?
Vander is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 216 women and 12,829 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vander most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.024% of the state's population is named Vander (4,883 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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