Meaning of the nameVandete
- Female
- Van-de-te
Vandete is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation, ending in -ete, whose meaning as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,929 people named Vandete, the 3,960th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Vandete 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)
- 2,929
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,960
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,635
- people
Vandete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vandete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (794 people).
2,838 women 91 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 Vandete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vandete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.021%
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 642 | 0.021% |
| São Paulo | 633 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 313 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 266 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 189 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 165 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 112 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vandete
Vandete ends in -ete, an ending of feminine names that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to the French -ette and the Latin -eta, a diminutive affix. For the Morfemário, the beginning Van- has more than one hypothesis of origin, among them the Dutch preposition van, according to Guérios, so the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1960s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,929 people named Vandete, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vandete
What does the name Vandete mean?
The meaning of Vandete 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 Vandete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,929 people with the first name Vandete, which ranks it number 3,960 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Vandete a boy's or a girl's name?
Vandete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,838 women and 91 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vandete most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.021% of the state's population is named Vandete (642 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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