Meaning of the nameIanca
- Female
- I-an-ca
Ianca is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, also written Yanca and Yanka, recorded mostly among people born in the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Ianca 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)
- 4,807
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,815
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,861
- people
Ianca in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ianca, 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 (3,531 people).
4,777 women 30 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 Ianca is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ianca in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 958 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 585 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 500 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 397 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 236 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 224 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 222 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 199 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 178 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 174 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 134 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 129 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 118 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 96 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 72 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ianca
The origin of Ianca and of the spellings Yanca and Yanka is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups Ianca, Yanka and other spellings as spelling variants of Yanca. They differ by the initial I or Y and the final C or K. They are almost always female names, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,807 people named Ianca, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
It is the spelling with an initial I and a C, the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Ianca
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yanca · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ianca
What does the name Ianca mean?
The meaning of Ianca 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 Ianca in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,807 people with the first name Ianca, which ranks it number 2,815 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ianca a boy's or a girl's name?
Ianca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,777 women and 30 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ianca most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ianca (585 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ianca?
Yanca and Yanka. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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