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Meaning of the nameDuan

Duan is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, with most of the people recorded born from 2010 onward.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,086 people named Duan, the 7,810th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 12, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Duan 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)
1,086
Rank in Brazil
#7,810
Median age
12 years
2010 Census
807
people

Duan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Duan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (539 people).

31 women 1,055 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 Duan is most common

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

  1. Pará 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará1090.001%
Santa Catarina980.001%
Amazonas900.002%
Bahia860.001%
São Paulo820.000%
Rio Grande do Sul650.001%
Minas Gerais640.000%
Paraná590.001%
Maranhão480.001%
Rio de Janeiro450.000%
Pernambuco430.001%
Ceará350.000%
Mato Grosso310.001%
Goiás300.000%
Rio Grande do Norte260.001%
Alagoas260.001%
Sergipe230.001%
Piauí190.001%
Espírito Santo180.001%
Paraíba160.000%

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

About the name Duan

The origin of the spelling Duan is uncertain. Wiktionary lists Duan as a surname in English. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,086 people named Duan, with a median age of 12, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Duan · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Duan

What does the name Duan mean?

The meaning of Duan 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 Duan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,086 people with the first name Duan, which ranks it number 7,810 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Duan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 1,055 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Duan most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Duan (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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