Meaning of the nameVando
- Male
- Van-do
Vando is a male name of uncertain origin that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists among the names with the element Van-.
Meaning
The meaning of Vando 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)
- 8,974
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,846
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,471
- people
Vando in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vando, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (3,475 people).
37 women 8,937 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 Vando is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vando in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Pará 0.008%
- Goiás 0.006%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,752 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,061 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 972 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 768 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 624 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 446 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 366 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 336 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 277 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 260 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 244 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 242 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 210 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 197 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 154 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 146 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 141 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 123 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 123 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 115 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 81 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 79 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 40 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 39 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vando
The origin of Vando is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) places Vando, alongside Vanda, Vanderlei and Vânia, among the traditional names with the element Van-, for which it records several hypotheses: a Dutch preposition, according to Guérios, or a hypocoristic of Germanic names beginning with Van-, according to Nunes, cited by Nascentes. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,974 people named Vando, with a median age of 39. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Rondônia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Van-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vando
What does the name Vando mean?
The meaning of Vando 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 Vando in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,974 people with the first name Vando, which ranks it number 1,846 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Vando a boy's or a girl's name?
Vando is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 37 women and 8,937 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vando most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Vando (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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