Meaning of the nameDjane
- Female
- Dja-ne
Djane is a Brazilian feminine name whose beginning Dja- is, according to the Morfemário, a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps a splinter of Dejanira.
Meaning
The meaning of Djane 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)
- 2,196
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,808
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,948
- people
Djane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Djane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (779 people).
2,083 women 113 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 Djane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Djane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Piauí 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 249 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 222 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 192 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 151 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 103 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 96 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 76 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Djane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the formative Dja- as of uncertain origin, perhaps a splinter of traditional names like Dejanira; among the Brazilian examples are Djani, Djanir and Djacira. The Dictionary analyzes Djanir as Dja- + nir. The origin of the spelling Djane is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,196 people named Djane, with a median age of 42. It is almost always a feminine name, with most born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Djanir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Djane
What does the name Djane mean?
The meaning of Djane 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 Djane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,196 people with the first name Djane, which ranks it number 4,808 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Djane a boy's or a girl's name?
Djane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,083 women and 113 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Djane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Djane (222 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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