Meaning of the nameKananda
- Female
- Ka-nan-da
Kananda is a Brazilian female name spelled with an initial K; its origin is uncertain, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Cananda and Kannanda as spelling variants.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,415 people named Kananda, the 4,517th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 21, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Kananda 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)
- 2,415
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,517
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,062
- people
Kananda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kananda, 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 (1,029 people).
2,403 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 Kananda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kananda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 320 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 314 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 140 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 135 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 109 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 86 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 85 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 56 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kananda
The origin of the name Kananda is uncertain. Cananda and Kannanda appear as spelling variants in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,415 people named Kananda, with a median age of 21. It is almost always a female name, and almost all of these people were born from 1990 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kananda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kananda
What does the name Kananda mean?
The meaning of Kananda 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 Kananda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,415 people with the first name Kananda, which ranks it number 4,517 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Kananda a boy's or a girl's name?
Kananda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,403 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kananda most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Kananda (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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