Vanderlei Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Vanderlei Surname User-submission:

Portuguese-assimilated form of the Dutch surname 'van der Leij' from the time of the Dutch colonization of Brazil (1630 - 1654), allegedly from the soldier Kaspar von Neuhoff van der Leij, who settled in northeastern Brazil (then known as New Holland).

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Vanderlei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,3481:158,8096,116
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Vanderlei (119,542) may also be a first name.

Vanderlei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Portuguese-assimilated form of the Dutch surname 'van der Leij' from the time of the Dutch colonization of Brazil (1630 - 1654), allegedly from the soldier Kaspar von Neuhoff van der Leij, who settled in northeastern Brazil (then known as New Holland).

- wanderley

The surname Vanderlei comes from a Brazilian misspelling of the Dutch surname Van Der Leij.

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Vanderlei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vanderlei Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Vanderlei (Arabic: فاندرلي) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderlei? popularity and diffusion

Vanderlei is the 263,899th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,910,745 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vanderlei live; 91 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Luso-South America. Vanderlei is also the 8,636th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 119,542 people.

Vanderlei is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,348 people, or 1 in 158,809. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 27 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 20 percent are found and Alagoas, where 18 percent are found. Not including Brazil it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Vanderlei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanderlei surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vanderlei earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $42,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $46,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanderleij9511/
Vanderleis959/
Vanderleia953/
Vanderleiz953/
Vanderlhei951/
Vanderleiu950/
Vanderli949/
Vanderle945/
Vanderleist901/
Vanderlip89974/
Vanderley89734/
Vanderlee89624/
Wanderlei89231/
Vanderlis899/
Vanderlez895/
Banderlei894/
Vanderles893/
Vanderlet892/
Vanderlie892/
Vanderlia891/
Vanderler891/
Vanderlit890/
Vanderlep890/
Vanderluit8475/
Vanderlist8441/
Vanderlois8440/
Vanderleer8431/
Vanderlipp8411/
Vanderelli8410/
Vanderlith844/
Wanderllei844/
Vanderluis842/
Wanderleia842/
Vanderleys842/
Vanderleed841/
Vanderlest841/
Wanderleiy841/
Vandearles841/
Vanderlaio841/
Wanderleiz841/
Vanderless840/
Vanderelle840/
Vanderliss840/
Vanderlich840/
Vanderlett840/
Vandeerlip840/
Banderle8212/
Vanderly8211/
Fanderli825/
Wanderle821/
Wanderli820/
Vanderleest80697/
Vanderzelle8028/
Vanderzille8019/
Vonderleith8018/
Vanderrlist801/
Vanderleyes801/
Wanderleiys801/
Wanderley783,421/
Vonderleu7844/
Vandrehle7843/
Vaindirli7824/
Vanderlay7822/
Vanderlas784/
Wanderlie782/
Wanderleu782/
Vanderlou781/
Wanderles781/
Vandirlez781/
Wanderlez781/
Wanderlee780/
Vonderlip780/
Vanderrielle7616/
Vonderlehr7458/
Vanderlooy7449/
Vaindirlis7426/
Vanderlaat7410/
Vanderella7410/
Wanderlley746/
Banderlowe743/
Vanderlaah742/
Hwanderley742/
Whanderlea741/
Wanderleye741/
Wanderliah740/
Vanderlout740/
Vonderleth740/
Wanderlish740/
Banderly7110/
Wanderly719/
Banderlé719/
Wanderla717/
Wonderle712/
Bandreli711/
Wonderli711/
Bonderli711/
Fanderly711/
Wonderleich700/
Vondeerlehr700/
Wonderley67213/
Vondrehle67101/
Wonderlie6718/
Wanderlay672/
Wonderlee671/
Wandreley671/
Wanderlya671/
Wamderley671/
Vonderlhy670/
Fonderler670/

Vanderlei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanderlei in the Arabic language
فاندرليfandrly-

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