Meaning of the nameVanderlea
- Female
- Van-der-le-a
Vanderlea is a Brazilian female name that recalls Vanderlei and Vanderli, names that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the Dutch von der Ley.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,647 people named Vanderlea, the 5,867th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanderlea 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)
- 1,647
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,867
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,686
- people
Vanderlea in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanderlea, 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 (581 people).
1,640 women 0 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 Vanderlea is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanderlea in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 360 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 259 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 139 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 77 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanderlea
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains the element -derlei as a fragment of Vanderley, which in Brazil comes from the Dutch demonym von der Ley, 'of the slates'; Guérios and Machado link the form to the Dutch presence in Pernambuco in the seventeenth century. Vanderlea recalls this series, but the origin of this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,647 people named Vanderlea, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vanderlea
What does the name Vanderlea mean?
The meaning of Vanderlea 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 Vanderlea in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,647 people with the first name Vanderlea, which ranks it number 5,867 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanderlea a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanderlea is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,640 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vanderlea most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Vanderlea (360 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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