Meaning of the nameItauana
- Female
- I-tau-a-na
Itauana is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ana, with the great majority of records among people born in the 2000s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 983 people named Itauana, the 8,391st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 16, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Itauana 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)
- 983
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,391
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,009
- people
Itauana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Itauana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (817 people).
975 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 Itauana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Itauana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 90 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 48 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 22 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Itauana
The origin of the spelling Itauana is uncertain. It ends in -ana, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as feminine and very productive in forming names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 983 people named Itauana, almost always women, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Itauana
What does the name Itauana mean?
The meaning of Itauana 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 Itauana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 983 people with the first name Itauana, which ranks it number 8,391 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Itauana a boy's or a girl's name?
Itauana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 975 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Itauana most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Itauana (210 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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