Meaning of the nameWanderlan
- Male
- Wan-der-lan
Wanderlan is a Brazilian male name ending in -lan, an element of obscure origin that may be a fragment of names such as Alan.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,370 people named Wanderlan, the 6,678th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Wanderlan 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)
- 1,370
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,678
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,236
- people
Wanderlan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wanderlan, 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 (313 people).
0 women 1,362 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 Wanderlan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wanderlan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 157 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 157 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 149 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 74 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 57 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wanderlan
Wanderlan ends in -lan, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as being of obscure origin, possibly a fragment of names such as Alan. The origin of the first part, Wander-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,370 people named Wanderlan, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wanderlan
What does the name Wanderlan mean?
The meaning of Wanderlan 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 Wanderlan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,370 people with the first name Wanderlan, which ranks it number 6,678 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Wanderlan a boy's or a girl's name?
Wanderlan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,362 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wanderlan most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Wanderlan (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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