Meaning of the nameVanderlei
- Male
- Van-der-lei
Vanderlei is a masculine name that arose in Brazil from a Dutch byname, von der Ley, understood as 'of the slates'.
Meaning
“of the slates (from Dutch von der Ley)”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei, Van-)
- People (2022)
- 104,165
- Rank in Brazil
- #310
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 127,559
- people
Vanderlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanderlei, 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 (38,840 people).
1,089 women 103,076 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 Vanderlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanderlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.125%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.119%
- Paraná 0.110%
- Rondônia 0.085%
- Mato Grosso 0.073%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 26,295 | 0.059% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 12,989 | 0.119% |
| Paraná | 12,552 | 0.110% |
| Minas Gerais | 12,009 | 0.059% |
| Santa Catarina | 9,514 | 0.125% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,634 | 0.035% |
| Bahia | 4,521 | 0.032% |
| Goiás | 3,124 | 0.044% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,653 | 0.073% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,136 | 0.056% |
| Pará | 1,884 | 0.023% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,849 | 0.067% |
| Rondônia | 1,342 | 0.085% |
| Ceará | 1,064 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,011 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 905 | 0.023% |
| Maranhão | 871 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 807 | 0.020% |
| Distrito Federal | 717 | 0.025% |
| Tocantins | 478 | 0.032% |
| Piauí | 401 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 325 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 308 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 272 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 268 | 0.032% |
| Amapá | 123 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 113 | 0.018% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanderlei
Wiktionary derives Vanderlei from Dutch van der Leij. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that the given name arose in Brazil from the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', which, according to Guérios and Machado, became van der Lei and then Vanderlei from the seventeenth century on, with the Dutch presence in Pernambuco. Wiktionary also lists the spellings Vanderley, Wanderlei and Wanderley. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 104,165 people named Vanderlei, peaking among those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
It is the spelling with a final I, the most common in the group and the main entry in Wiktionary, which divides it Van-der-lei.
Other spellings of Vanderlei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Vanderlei | 104,165 |
| Vanderley | 13,006 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei, Van-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Vanderlei
What does the name Vanderlei mean?
Vanderlei means “of the slates (from Dutch von der Ley)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Vanderlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 104,165 people with the first name Vanderlei, which ranks it number 310 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanderlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanderlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,089 women and 103,076 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanderlei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.125% of the state's population is named Vanderlei (9,514 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Vanderlei?
Vanderley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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