Meaning of the nameAvanir
- Unisex
- A-va-nir
Avanir is a name used for both men and women in Brazil, of uncertain origin, with records concentrated among people born up to the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Avanir 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)
- 2,354
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,580
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,434
- people
Avanir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Avanir, 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 (648 people).
1,970 women 384 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 Avanir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Avanir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 369 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 362 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 228 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 193 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 185 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 152 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 144 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 101 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 84 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Avanir
The origin of the name Avanir is uncertain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists it without a formation or etymology, and gives Avanyr and Havanir as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,354 people named Avanir, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba. It is used for both sexes, with a female majority.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Avanir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Avanir
What does the name Avanir mean?
The meaning of Avanir 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 Avanir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,354 people with the first name Avanir, which ranks it number 4,580 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Avanir a boy's or a girl's name?
Avanir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,970 women and 384 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Avanir most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Avanir (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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