Meaning of the nameBianka

Bianka is a spelling of the name Bianca, which means “white”.

Meaning

“white”

Meaning of the name Bianca, of which Bianka is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Bianca · Behind the Name: Blanche

People (2022): 2,703
Rank in Brazil: #4,167
Median age: 18 years
2010 Census: 1,417; people

Bianka in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bianka, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (979 people).

2,689 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 Bianka is most common

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

Pernambuco 0.004%
Goiás 0.003%
Santa Catarina 0.002%
Paraná 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	424	0.001%
Pernambuco	341	0.004%
Minas Gerais	238	0.001%
Goiás	191	0.003%
Paraná	165	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	133	0.001%
Santa Catarina	133	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	118	0.001%
Bahia	104	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	91	0.003%
Mato Grosso	83	0.002%
Distrito Federal	79	0.003%
Espírito Santo	77	0.002%
Paraíba	74	0.002%
Pará	72	0.001%
Ceará	68	0.001%
Maranhão	68	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	39	0.001%
Amazonas	36	0.001%
Alagoas	34	0.001%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Piauí	31	0.001%
Sergipe	22	0.001%
Rondônia	22	0.001%

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

The spelling Bianka

It swaps the C for a K; the dictionary lists Bianka among the Portuguese variants of Bianca.

About the name Bianca

Bianca is a borrowing from Italian Bianca, which Wiktionary explains as the feminine form of bianco, 'white', and which is a doublet of the Portuguese word branca and the name Branca. Behind the Name treats Bianca as the Italian equivalent of Blanche, a name coming from a medieval French nickname meaning 'white, light-colored'. Wiktionary records Bia as a derived form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 277,714 people named Bianca, with a median age of 20. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 2000s, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Bianka and Byanca among its variants.

Other spellings of Bianca

Spelling	People (2022)
Bianca	277,714
Bianka	2,703

Sources

Wiktionary: Bianca · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Bianca · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Blanche · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bianca · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Bianka

What does the name Bianka mean?

Bianka means “white”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Bianca, of which Bianka is a spelling.

How many people are named Bianka in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,703 people with the first name Bianka, which ranks it number 4,167 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Bianka is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,689 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Bianka?

Bianka is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Bianka most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.004% of the state's population is named Bianka (341 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Bianka?

Bianca. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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