Meaning of the nameAslan
- Male
- As-lan
Aslan is a male name of Turkish origin meaning 'lion', a word that in Turkish also names the zodiac sign Leo.
- People (2022)
- 1,641
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,884
- Median age
- 9 years
- 2010 Census
- 732
- people
Aslan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aslan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (554 people).
30 women 1,611 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 Aslan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aslan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 321 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 175 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 123 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 104 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 59 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aslan
Aslan comes from Turkish aslan, 'lion', inherited from Ottoman Turkish, according to Wiktionary; Behind the Name describes it as a male name from the Turkic word arslan, also 'lion'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,641 people named Aslan, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aslan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Aslan · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Aslan
What does the name Aslan mean?
Aslan means “lion”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Aslan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,641 people with the first name Aslan, which ranks it number 5,884 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Aslan a boy's or a girl's name?
Aslan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 1,611 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aslan most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Aslan (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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