Meaning of the nameWeslane
- Female
- Wes-la-ne
Weslane is a feminine name ending in -lane, an ending that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives as of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,443 people named Weslane, the 6,438th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Weslane 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)
- 1,443
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,438
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,595
- people
Weslane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Weslane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (495 people).
1,407 women 36 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 Weslane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Weslane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 278 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 267 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 159 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 129 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 76 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 64 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 37 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Weslane
The origin of Weslane is uncertain. The ending -lane appears in Brazilian names such as Edilane, Gislane and Marilane, and the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives it as of uncertain origin, perhaps from the English name Lanie or from the French -ane with a linking -l-. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,443 people named Weslane, with a median age of 22. Most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and the records are almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-lane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Weslane
What does the name Weslane mean?
The meaning of Weslane 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 Weslane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,443 people with the first name Weslane, which ranks it number 6,438 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Weslane a boy's or a girl's name?
Weslane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,407 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Weslane most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Weslane (129 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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