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Meaning of the nameAnapaula

Anapaula is a feminine name that joins Ana and Paula into one word, the single-word spelling of Ana Paula.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 593 people named Anapaula, the 11,884th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Anapaula 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)
593
Rank in Brazil
#11,884
Median age
37 years
2010 Census
1,415
people

Anapaula in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Anapaula, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (204 people).

592 women 0 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 Anapaula is most common

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

  1. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1080.000%
Rio Grande do Sul610.001%
Minas Gerais600.000%
Rio de Janeiro430.000%
Bahia420.000%
Paraná370.000%
Goiás370.001%
Santa Catarina350.001%
Pernambuco300.000%
Pará150.000%

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

About the name Anapaula

The spelling Anapaula joins the letters of Ana and Paula into one word; they are usually written separately as Ana Paula. IBGE counts only the first word of a compound name, so the form without a space is the one that appears as Anapaula. Almost all people with this name are women, and most were born between 1970 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 593 people named Anapaula, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anapaula · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Anapaula

What does the name Anapaula mean?

The meaning of Anapaula 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 Anapaula in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 593 people with the first name Anapaula, which ranks it number 11,884 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Anapaula is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 592 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Anapaula most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Anapaula (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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