Meaning of the nameGeane
- Female
- Ge-a-ne
Geane is a feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists among the spelling variants of Jeane, with G in place of J.
Meaning
The meaning of Geane 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)
- 35,745
- Rank in Brazil
- #727
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 39,291
- people
Geane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geane, 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 (12,467 people).
35,393 women 352 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 Geane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,785 | 0.034% |
| São Paulo | 4,463 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 2,926 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,798 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 2,421 | 0.030% |
| Ceará | 1,997 | 0.023% |
| Maranhão | 1,980 | 0.029% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,812 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 1,426 | 0.036% |
| Amazonas | 1,295 | 0.033% |
| Goiás | 1,224 | 0.017% |
| Alagoas | 1,097 | 0.035% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 902 | 0.027% |
| Piauí | 777 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 759 | 0.020% |
| Santa Catarina | 673 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 655 | 0.030% |
| Paraná | 637 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 555 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 554 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 441 | 0.016% |
| Rondônia | 383 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 344 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 274 | 0.033% |
| Amapá | 198 | 0.027% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 189 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 180 | 0.028% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Geane among the spelling variants of Jeane, which it analyzes as Je- + -ane and describes as a feminine variant of Jean, probably of French origin. In the morpheme list of the same project, -ane comes from French -anne and gained popularity in Brazil starting in the 1950s. The origin of the spelling with G is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,745 people named Geane, with a median age of 37. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jeane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Geane
What does the name Geane mean?
The meaning of Geane 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 Geane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 35,745 people with the first name Geane, which ranks it number 727 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Geane a boy's or a girl's name?
Geane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 35,393 women and 352 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Geane most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.036% of the state's population is named Geane (1,426 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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