Meaning of the nameElano
- Male
- E-la-no
Elano is a male name of uncertain origin, with most records of people born in the 2010s.
Meaning
The meaning of Elano 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)
- 4,107
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,143
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,607
- people
Elano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elano, 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 (2,010 people).
40 women 4,067 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 Elano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 723 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 608 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 439 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 322 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 263 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 215 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 171 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 165 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 148 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 109 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 45 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elano
The origin of the name Elano is uncertain. It ends in -ano, a male formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from Latin -anu, 'originating from', found in Adriano, Delano and Juciano. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,107 people named Elano, with a median age of 12, almost always men; most were born in the 2000s and 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ano) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elano
What does the name Elano mean?
The meaning of Elano 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 Elano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,107 people with the first name Elano, which ranks it number 3,143 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Elano a boy's or a girl's name?
Elano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 40 women and 4,067 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elano most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.009% of the state's population is named Elano (723 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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