Meaning of the nameDaura
- Female
- Dau-ra
Daura is a female name of uncertain origin, with records in Brazil ranging from before 1940 to the 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,359 people named Daura, the 6,725th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Daura 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)
- 1,359
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,725
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,687
- people
Daura in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Daura, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (363 people).
1,347 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 Daura is most common
States with the highest share of people named Daura in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 207 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 188 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 173 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 162 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 76 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Daura
The origin of the spelling Daura is uncertain, and the name has no meaning known for certain. Daura is also the name of a city in northern Nigeria, in Katsina state, in Hausa, with no documented relation to its use in Brazil. It is an almost always female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,359 people named Daura, with a median age of 65; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Daura · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Daura
What does the name Daura mean?
The meaning of Daura 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 Daura in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,359 people with the first name Daura, which ranks it number 6,725 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Daura a boy's or a girl's name?
Daura is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,347 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Daura most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Daura (207 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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