Vanderley Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

Vanderley Surname User-submission:

Portuguese-assimilated form of the Dutch surname, van der Leij, from the time of the Dutch colonization of Brazil (1630 - 1654). It allegedly started with Kaspar von Neuhoff van der Leij, a soldier contracted under the Dutch West India Company who settled in the now northeastern part of Brazil in the city of Recife (then known as Maurisstad).

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Vanderley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4361:490,99618,542
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Canada491:751,95159,756
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Vanderley (21,271) may also be a first name.

Vanderley 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). It allegedly started with Kaspar von Neuhoff van der Leij, a soldier contracted under the Dutch West India Company who settled in the now northeastern part of Brazil in the city of Recife (then known as Maurisstad).

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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

Vanderley Last Name Facts

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

Vanderley (Russian: Вандерлей) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanderley is the 460,168th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Vanderley reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 36,119th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 21,271 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 490,996. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Pernambuco, where 24 percent live, São Paulo, where 22 percent live and Alagoas, where 7 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Vanderley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vanderley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vanderley last name expanded 3,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanderley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vanderley are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Vanderley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanderleys952/
Vanderly9411/
Vanderle945/
Vanderleyes901/
Wanderley893,421/
Vanderlei891,484/
Vanderlee89624/
Vanderlay8922/
Vanderlez895/
Vanderles893/
Vanderlet892/
Vanderlie892/
Vanderler891/
Vanderlep890/
Vanderlooy8449/
Vanderleer8431/
Vanderleij8411/
Vanderleis849/
Wanderlley846/
Vanderleia843/
Vanderleiz843/
Hwanderley842/
Vanderleed841/
Vanderlest841/
Vanderlhei841/
Wanderleiy841/
Vandearles841/
Wanderleye841/
Vanderless840/
Vanderelle840/
Vanderleiu840/
Vanderlett840/
Banderle8212/
Banderly8210/
Vanderli829/
Wanderly829/
Wanderle821/
Fanderly821/
Vanderleest80697/
Vanderzelle8028/
Vanderzille8019/
Vanderleist801/
Wanderleiys801/
Vanderlip78974/
Wanderlei78231/
Wonderley78213/
Vonderleu7844/
Vandrehle7843/
Vanderlis789/
Vanderlas784/
Banderlei784/
Wanderlay782/
Wanderlie782/
Wanderleu782/
Vanderlia781/
Vanderlou781/
Wandreley781/
Wanderles781/
Vandirlez781/
Wanderlez781/
Wanderlya781/
Wamderley781/
Vanderlit780/
Wanderlee780/
Vonderlhy780/
Vanderrielle7616/
Waderly751/
Vanderluit7475/
Vonderlehr7458/
Vanderlist7441/
Vanderlois7440/
Vanderlipp7411/
Vanderlaat7410/
Vanderella7410/
Vanderelli7410/
Vanderlith744/
Wanderllei744/
Banderlowe743/
Vanderlaah742/
Vanderluis742/
Wanderleia742/
Vanderlaio741/
Whanderlea741/
Wanderleiz741/
Vanderlout740/
Vonderleth740/
Vanderliss740/
Vanderlich740/
Vandeerlip740/
Wonderly711,264/
Banderlé719/
Wanderla717/
Fanderli715/
Wonderle712/
Wanderli710/
Vonderleith7018/
Vanderrlist701/
Vondeerlehr700/
Vondrehle67101/
Vaindirli6724/
Wonderlie6718/
Wounderly6710/
Wonderlee671/
Woonderly670/
Vonderlip670/
Wonderrly670/
Fonderler670/

Vanderley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanderley in the Russian language
Вандерлейvanderlej-

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