Meaning of the nameEdvania
- Female
- Ed-va-ni-a
Edvania is a Brazilian female name formed from Ed- and -vania; the element Ed- comes from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'.
Meaning
The meaning of Edvania 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)
- 27,515
- Rank in Brazil
- #869
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 28,720
- people
Edvania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edvania, 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 (10,810 people).
27,413 women 102 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 Edvania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edvania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.078%
- Pernambuco 0.060%
- Paraíba 0.050%
- Sergipe 0.045%
- Bahia 0.025%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 5,475 | 0.060% |
| São Paulo | 3,905 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 3,492 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,771 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 2,434 | 0.078% |
| Paraíba | 1,987 | 0.050% |
| Ceará | 1,190 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 999 | 0.045% |
| Goiás | 852 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 836 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 657 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 406 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 301 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 296 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 288 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 284 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 245 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 219 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 183 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 170 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 143 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 142 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 107 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edvania
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Edvania as Ed- + vania. The Morfemário of the same dictionary takes Ed- from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', the element in Edgar and Eduardo, and cites Edvania among the Brazilian names that contain it, alongside Edjane and Edvaldo. The origin of -vania is not given, and the name has no known meaning as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,515 people named Edvania, with a median age of 39. The name is almost always female, peaked among women born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edvania · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edvania
What does the name Edvania mean?
The meaning of Edvania 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 Edvania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,515 people with the first name Edvania, which ranks it number 869 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edvania a boy's or a girl's name?
Edvania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 27,413 women and 102 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edvania most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.078% of the state's population is named Edvania (2,434 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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