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Meaning of the nameVanderlice

Vanderlice is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, beginning like Vanderlei, a name that Wiktionary and the Morfemário link to Dutch.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 936 people named Vanderlice, the 8,670th 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 São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Vanderlice 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)
936
Rank in Brazil
#8,670
Median age
49 years
2010 Census
1,009
people

Vanderlice in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vanderlice, 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 (282 people).

919 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 Vanderlice is most common

States with the highest share of people named Vanderlice in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. São Paulo 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2830.001%
Minas Gerais1120.001%
Bahia690.001%
Goiás630.001%
Maranhão590.001%
Paraná440.000%
Ceará430.001%
Mato Grosso330.001%
Amazonas310.001%
Pará300.000%
Rio de Janeiro260.000%
Distrito Federal180.001%
Rio Grande do Sul150.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Vanderlice

The formation of Vanderlice is not known with certainty. Wiktionary describes Vanderlei as a name of Dutch origin, from van der Leij, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links it to the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', present in Pernambuco since the seventeenth century, and records Vanderli as a form used for both genders. A link between Vanderlice and these names is not documented. It is almost always a female name, with the largest number of people born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 936 people named Vanderlice, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Vanderlice

What does the name Vanderlice mean?

The meaning of Vanderlice 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 Vanderlice in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 936 people with the first name Vanderlice, which ranks it number 8,670 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Vanderlice a boy's or a girl's name?

Vanderlice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 919 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Vanderlice most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Vanderlice (283 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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