Meaning of the nameEdiana
- Female
- E-di-a-na
Ediana is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which the Morfemário of the Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil cites among names with Edi- and -ana.
Meaning
The meaning of Ediana 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)
- 6,330
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,327
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,435
- people
Ediana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ediana, 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 (2,507 people).
6,302 women 28 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 Ediana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ediana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.014%
- Espírito Santo 0.013%
- Pará 0.011%
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 916 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 666 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 646 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 584 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 502 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 398 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 262 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 237 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 208 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 188 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 187 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 180 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 175 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 165 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 144 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 142 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 131 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 106 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ediana
The origin of the name Ediana as a whole is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Ediana among the Brazilian names with the element Ed-/Edi-, from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and with the ending -ana, from the Latin, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,330 people named Ediana, with a median age of 39. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ediana
What does the name Ediana mean?
The meaning of Ediana 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 Ediana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,330 people with the first name Ediana, which ranks it number 2,327 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ediana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ediana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,302 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ediana most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ediana (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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