Meaning of the nameIorana
- Female
- Io-ra-na
Iorana is a spelling of the name Iorrana.
Meaning
The meaning of Iorana 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)
- 1,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,962
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 998
- people
Iorana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iorana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (337 people).
1,051 women 0 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 Iorana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iorana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 125 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 93 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 91 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 34 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Iorana
It starts with I and has a single R; it is the least frequent spelling in the group.
About the name Iorrana
Iorrana ends in -ana, a feminine ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as coming from Latin -ana, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. The origin of the first part, Ior- or Yor-, is uncertain. The earliest records are of people born in the 1980s and 1990s, and almost all are female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,606 people named Iorrana, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. The four spellings combine I or Y at the start with a single or double R.
Other spellings of Iorrana
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yorrana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yorana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Iorana
What does the name Iorana mean?
The meaning of Iorana 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 Iorana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,060 people with the first name Iorana, which ranks it number 7,962 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Iorana a boy's or a girl's name?
Iorana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,051 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Iorana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Iorana (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iorana?
Yorrana, Iorrana and Yorana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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