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Meaning of the nameAlvani

Alvani is a name used for women and men, with the spelling Alvany as a graphic variant and an uncertain origin.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,538 people named Alvani, the 6,142nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Alvani 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)
1,538
Rank in Brazil
#6,142
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
1,764
people

Alvani in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alvani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (420 people).

1,172 women 366 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 Alvani is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alvani in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.002%
  2. Pernambuco 0.001%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia2400.002%
São Paulo1950.000%
Minas Gerais1560.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1350.001%
Pernambuco1290.001%
Santa Catarina960.001%
Rio Grande do Norte880.003%
Rio de Janeiro680.000%
Paraná660.001%
Goiás540.001%
Ceará490.001%
Paraíba380.001%
Mato Grosso310.001%
Espírito Santo300.001%
Sergipe250.001%
Alagoas190.001%
Distrito Federal180.001%
Pará170.000%
Amazonas150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alvani

The origin of the spelling Alvani is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Alvani and lists Alvany as a graphic variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,538 people named Alvani, with a median age of 57. The largest group was born in the 1960s, and the name is more frequent among women than among men. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alvani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Alvani

What does the name Alvani mean?

The meaning of Alvani 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 Alvani in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,538 people with the first name Alvani, which ranks it number 6,142 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Alvani a boy's or a girl's name?

Alvani is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,172 women and 366 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Alvani most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Alvani (240 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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