Meaning of the nameWarlei
- Male
- War-lei
Warlei is a spelling of the name Warley.
Meaning
The meaning of Warlei 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)
- 3,211
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,704
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,563
- people
Warlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Warlei, 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 (905 people).
0 women 3,194 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 Warlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Warlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.008%
- Goiás 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,719 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 413 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 207 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Warlei
It swaps the final -ey for -ei, closer to Portuguese spelling.
About the name Warley
Wiktionary records Warley as the name of places in England and as a toponymic surname, from Old English wer, 'weir', and lēah, 'clearing'. The link between this surname and the given name used in Brazil is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,673 people named Warley, with a median age of 30; the name is almost always male and, proportionally, is most common in Minas Gerais. It hardly appears among those born before the 1970s.
Other spellings of Warley
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Warley | 15,673 |
| Warlei | 3,211 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Warley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Warlei
What does the name Warlei mean?
The meaning of Warlei 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 Warlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,211 people with the first name Warlei, which ranks it number 3,704 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Warlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Warlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,194 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Warlei most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.008% of the state's population is named Warlei (1,719 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Warlei?
Warley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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