Meaning of the nameEvandra
- Female
- E-van-dra
Evandra is a female name that recalls the male name Evandro, linked to the Greek name Euandros, and whose own meaning is not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,258 people named Evandra, the 4,712th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Evandra 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)
- 2,258
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,712
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,360
- people
Evandra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Evandra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (897 people).
2,233 women 25 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 Evandra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Evandra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 415 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 283 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 178 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 176 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 163 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 134 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 104 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 75 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Evandra
Behind the Name records Evander as the Latin form of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (Euandros), formed from eu, 'good', and anēr, 'man', and gives Evandro as the Portuguese form. Evandra ends in -a, but no source documents this spelling, and its origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,258 people named Evandra, with a median age of 46. The records are concentrated in the 1960s to 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Evander · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Evandra
What does the name Evandra mean?
The meaning of Evandra 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 Evandra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,258 people with the first name Evandra, which ranks it number 4,712 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Evandra a boy's or a girl's name?
Evandra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,233 women and 25 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Evandra most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Evandra (283 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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