Meaning of the nameVanderleia
- Female
- Van-der-lei-a
Vanderleia is a female name of uncertain origin that begins like the male Vanderlei and was given mostly to people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanderleia 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)
- 32,545
- Rank in Brazil
- #773
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 36,614
- people
Vanderleia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanderleia, 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 (10,421 people).
32,439 women 106 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 Vanderleia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanderleia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.036%
- Santa Catarina 0.035%
- Rondônia 0.033%
- Paraná 0.028%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,545 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,350 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 3,164 | 0.028% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,679 | 0.035% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,433 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,361 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 1,897 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,372 | 0.036% |
| Pará | 1,236 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 830 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 794 | 0.020% |
| Goiás | 793 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 766 | 0.021% |
| Ceará | 567 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 518 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 516 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 479 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 408 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 316 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 263 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 247 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 247 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 246 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 175 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 162 | 0.020% |
| Amapá | 98 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 83 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanderleia
The origin of the spelling Vanderleia is uncertain. It begins like Vanderlei, a name that Wiktionary and Behind the Name derive from the Dutch surname Van der Leij; the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links Vanderlei to the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', and shows that the ending -derlei also appears in other names, such as Ederlei and Gilderlei. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 32,545 people named Vanderleia, almost always female, most of them born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Vanderlei · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Vanderleia
What does the name Vanderleia mean?
The meaning of Vanderleia 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 Vanderleia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 32,545 people with the first name Vanderleia, which ranks it number 773 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanderleia a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanderleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 32,439 women and 106 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanderleia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.036% of the state's population is named Vanderleia (1,372 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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