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Meaning of the nameEvani

Evani is a feminine name of uncertain origin, also written Evany, most frequent among people born from 1950 to 1979.

Meaning

The meaning of Evani 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)
8,355
Rank in Brazil
#1,929
Median age
54 years
2010 Census
9,310
people

Evani in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Evani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,197 people).

7,869 women 486 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 Evani is most common

States with the highest share of people named Evani in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.013%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
  3. Pernambuco 0.006%
  4. Goiás 0.005%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia1,7760.013%
São Paulo1,6780.004%
Minas Gerais7680.004%
Rio Grande do Sul7510.007%
Pernambuco5220.006%
Paraná4100.004%
Goiás3440.005%
Rio de Janeiro3030.002%
Santa Catarina2700.004%
Espírito Santo1830.005%
Pará1640.002%
Mato Grosso1360.004%
Ceará1300.002%
Distrito Federal1110.004%
Piauí1030.003%
Tocantins940.006%
Maranhão920.001%
Rondônia820.005%
Paraíba800.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul770.003%
Rio Grande do Norte710.002%
Amazonas690.002%
Sergipe690.003%
Alagoas360.001%
Acre160.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Evani

The origin of Evani is uncertain, and the name has no documented meaning. Evany is the other spelling in the group, with Y in place of the final I. The name is almost always female, although the 2022 Census also records men with it; among the people named Evani, most were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,355 people named Evani, with a median age of 54; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

This is the most common spelling in the group, with a final I.

Other spellings of Evani

SpellingPeople (2022)
Evani8,355
Evany1,263

Questions about the name Evani

What does the name Evani mean?

The meaning of Evani 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 Evani in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,355 people with the first name Evani, which ranks it number 1,929 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Evani a boy's or a girl's name?

Evani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,869 women and 486 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Evani most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.013% of the state's population is named Evani (1,776 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Evani?

Evany. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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