Meaning of the nameCleane
- Female
- Cle-a-ne
Cleane is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, whose ending -ane comes from French -anne according to the Morfemário, and which is concentrated among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleane is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 8,244
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,946
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,869
- people
Cleane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleane, 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 (3,133 people).
8,191 women 53 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 Cleane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,946 | 0.029% |
| Pará | 890 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 825 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 689 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 618 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 434 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 331 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 329 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 307 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 241 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 210 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 190 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 177 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 167 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 149 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 133 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 127 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 113 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 70 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 40 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 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 Cleane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ane as a feminine formative that comes from French -anne and appears in Cristiane, Juliane and Viviane. The origin of the beginning Cle- is uncertain, and so is the meaning of the whole name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,244 people named Cleane, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE, -ANNE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cleane
What does the name Cleane mean?
The meaning of Cleane is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Cleane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,244 people with the first name Cleane, which ranks it number 1,946 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cleane a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,191 women and 53 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cleane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.029% of the state's population is named Cleane (1,946 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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