Meaning of the nameElizana
- Female
- E-li-za-na
Elizana is a Brazilian female name with the ending -ana, a Latin formative that indicates belonging or origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Elizana 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)
- 1,888
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,295
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,931
- people
Elizana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elizana, 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 (664 people).
1,881 women 0 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 Elizana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elizana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 223 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 220 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 202 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 174 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 131 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 110 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 87 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 74 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elizana
The exact origin of Elizana is not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ana as the feminine of the Latin suffix -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', one of the most productive formatives in Portuguese, in names such as Adriana and Juliana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,888 people named Elizana, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Morfemário: -ANA · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elizana
What does the name Elizana mean?
The meaning of Elizana 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 Elizana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,888 people with the first name Elizana, which ranks it number 5,295 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elizana a boy's or a girl's name?
Elizana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,881 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elizana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Elizana (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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