Meaning of the nameErnande
- Male
- Er-nan-de
Ernande is a Brazilian male name whose origin is not known for certain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists the similarly spelled name Ernanda.
Meaning
The meaning of Ernande 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)
- 1,901
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,276
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,652
- people
Ernande in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ernande, 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 (432 people).
0 women 1,889 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 Ernande is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ernande in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 198 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 176 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 168 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 140 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 123 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 122 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 95 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ernande
The origin of Ernande is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the name Ernanda, with Hernanda as a spelling variant, without giving an etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,901 people named Ernande, with a median age of 46; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. The name is almost always recorded for men, and most were born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ernanda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ernande
What does the name Ernande mean?
The meaning of Ernande 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 Ernande in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,901 people with the first name Ernande, which ranks it number 5,276 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ernande a boy's or a girl's name?
Ernande is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,889 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ernande most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Ernande (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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