Meaning of the nameIvania
- Female
- I-va-ni-a
Ivania is a female name of uncertain origin, with the same beginning Ivan- as Brazilian names like Ivanete and Ivanilda.
Meaning
The meaning of Ivania 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)
- 13,578
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,375
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,159
- people
Ivania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivania, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (4,334 people).
13,538 women 40 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 Ivania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Pernambuco 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,033 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,614 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,273 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,193 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 965 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 836 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 767 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 546 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 483 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 413 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 401 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 368 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 361 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 351 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 281 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 276 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 241 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 214 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 185 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 178 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 153 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 150 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 115 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 91 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 47 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivania
The origin of Ivania is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Ivanete as Ivan- + -ete and Ivanilda as Ivan- + -ilda, and explains Ivan as a name taken from Russian, corresponding to João; Ivania has the same beginning, but its formation is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,578 people named Ivania, with a median age of 46; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivanete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivanilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ivania
What does the name Ivania mean?
The meaning of Ivania 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 Ivania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,578 people with the first name Ivania, which ranks it number 1,375 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ivania a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 13,538 women and 40 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ivania most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Ivania (1,273 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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