Meaning of the nameWerlei
- Male
- Wer-lei
Werlei is a spelling of the name Werley.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 597 people named Werlei, the 11,830th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Werlei 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)
- 597
- Rank in Brazil
- #11,830
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,115
- people
Werlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Werlei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (164 people).
0 women 592 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 Werlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Werlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 157 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 74 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Werlei
It ends in -lei, the usual way of writing the diphthong in Portuguese; it has more records among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
About the name Werley
Wiktionary records Werley only as an English surname, without an etymology. The origin of the spelling as a given name is uncertain. The largest number of records of Werley is of people born in the 1990s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,320 people named Werley and 597 named Werlei. Werley is the most common spelling of the group.
Other spellings of Werley
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Werley | 2,320 |
| Werlei | 597 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Werley · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Werlei
What does the name Werlei mean?
The meaning of Werlei 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 Werlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 597 people with the first name Werlei, which ranks it number 11,830 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Werlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Werlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 592 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Werlei most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Werlei (157 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Werlei?
Werley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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