Meaning of the nameWando
- Male
- Wan-do
Wando is a short male name with an initial W, of uncertain origin and meaning; the largest group of the people recorded was born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people named Wando, the 6,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Wando 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)
- 1,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,860
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,569
- people
Wando in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wando, 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 (518 people).
0 women 1,318 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 Wando is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wando in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 246 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 240 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 160 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 27 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wando
The origin of the name Wando is uncertain and the meaning is not known for certain. The spelling with an initial W also appears in Brazilian names such as Wanderlei and Wanderly. It is almost always a male name, with the largest group born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,323 people named Wando, with a median age of 37; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wando · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wando
What does the name Wando mean?
The meaning of Wando 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 Wando in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people with the first name Wando, which ranks it number 6,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Wando a boy's or a girl's name?
Wando is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,318 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wando most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Wando (246 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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