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Meaning of the nameCauã

Cauã is a male name of Tupi origin, from the Old Tupi kaûã, the name of the acauã, a bird of prey that feeds on snakes.

Meaning

“Tupi name of the acauã, a bird of prey (Herpetotheres cachinnans)”

Source: Wiktionary: Cauã · Wiktionary: kaûã (Old Tupi)

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People (2022)
92,215
Rank in Brazil
#341
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
85,657
people

Cauã in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cauã, 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 (49,546 people).

845 women 91,370 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 Cauã is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.069%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.058%
  3. Distrito Federal 0.054%
  4. Amazonas 0.054%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.051%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo21,7890.049%
Minas Gerais11,8120.058%
Rio de Janeiro11,0710.069%
Bahia6,7750.048%
Rio Grande do Sul5,0430.046%
Pernambuco4,5050.050%
Paraná3,5340.031%
Santa Catarina2,9290.039%
Ceará2,7190.031%
Pará2,7040.033%
Goiás2,6450.038%
Amazonas2,1240.054%
Espírito Santo1,9610.051%
Maranhão1,5480.023%
Distrito Federal1,5240.054%
Alagoas1,4800.047%
Paraíba1,3210.033%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,1640.042%
Rio Grande do Norte1,1070.034%
Sergipe1,0030.045%
Mato Grosso9680.027%
Piauí7500.023%
Rondônia5480.035%
Tocantins3470.023%
Amapá3370.046%
Acre3000.036%
Roraima2070.033%

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

About the name Cauã

Cauã comes from the Old Tupi kaûã, the name of the acauã (Herpetotheres cachinnans), a bird of prey. Wiktionary records the origin of the Tupi word itself as unknown, cites Navarro (2013) and lists Cauã as an etymological doublet of acauã. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 92,215 people named Cauã, most of them born in the 2000s. Kauã, Kauan, Cauan and Kawan write the same sound with K or W and with -ã or -an at the end.

This is the reference spelling in Wiktionary, with C and a tilde on the final ã.

Other spellings of Cauã

SpellingPeople (2022)
Kauan158,399
Kauã113,881
Cauã92,215
Cauan58,718
Kawan6,346

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Cauã · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: kaûã (Old Tupi) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: acauã · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Kauã · behindthename.com · spelling
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cauã · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Cauã

What does the name Cauã mean?

Cauã means “Tupi name of the acauã, a bird of prey (Herpetotheres cachinnans)”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Cauã in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 92,215 people with the first name Cauã, which ranks it number 341 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Cauã a boy's or a girl's name?

Cauã is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 845 women and 91,370 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cauã?

Cauã is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cauã most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.069% of the state's population is named Cauã (11,071 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Cauã?

Kauan, Kauã, Cauan and Kawan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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