Meaning of the nameEloana
- Female
- E-lo-a-na
Eloana is a feminine name ending in -ana, a feminine name-forming element from Latin, and its origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,455 people named Eloana, the 6,398th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Eloana 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)
- 1,455
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,398
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,162
- people
Eloana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eloana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (400 people).
1,449 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 Eloana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eloana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 203 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 197 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 194 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 71 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 61 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 42 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eloana
The origin of the spelling Eloana is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the ending -ana as a name-forming element from Latin -ana, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', found in traditional names such as Adriana, Juliana and Mariana and in many Brazilian names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,455 people named Eloana, with a median age of 27. It is almost always a feminine name, with the most records among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eloana
What does the name Eloana mean?
The meaning of Eloana 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 Eloana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,455 people with the first name Eloana, which ranks it number 6,398 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Eloana a boy's or a girl's name?
Eloana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,449 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eloana most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Eloana (194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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