Meaning of the nameApoliana
- Female
- A-po-li-a-na
Apoliana is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ana, the feminine counterpart of the -ano that the Morfemário records in Apoliano.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,530 people named Apoliana, the 6,166th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Apoliana 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)
- 1,530
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,166
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,492
- people
Apoliana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Apoliana, 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 (630 people).
1,522 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 Apoliana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Apoliana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 201 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 171 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 105 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 76 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Apoliana
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ana as the feminine of Latin -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', and lists Apoliano among Brazilian names with the masculine formative -ano. The origin of the beginning Apol- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,530 people named Apoliana, almost always women. The peak was among women born in the 1980s, closely followed by the 1990s, and proportionally the name is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Apoliana
What does the name Apoliana mean?
The meaning of Apoliana 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 Apoliana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,530 people with the first name Apoliana, which ranks it number 6,166 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Apoliana a boy's or a girl's name?
Apoliana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,522 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Apoliana most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Apoliana (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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