Meaning of the nameKariane
- Female
- Ka-ri-a-ne
Kariane is a Brazilian female name ending in -ane, an element of French origin, and its full origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,297 people named Kariane, the 6,947th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 24, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Kariane 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)
- 1,297
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,947
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,162
- people
Kariane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kariane, 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 (516 people).
1,289 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 Kariane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kariane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 160 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 152 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 83 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 66 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 46 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kariane
The origin of the name Kariane as a whole is uncertain. Its ending, -ane, comes from French -anne, a language in which it already works as a name-forming element, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). Wiktionary records Kariane as a variant of the Norwegian name Karianne, which Behind the Name describes as a combination of Kari and Anne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,297 people named Kariane, with a median age of 24; most were born between 1990 and 2009. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Karianne · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Kariane · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Kariane
What does the name Kariane mean?
The meaning of Kariane 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 Kariane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,297 people with the first name Kariane, which ranks it number 6,947 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Kariane a boy's or a girl's name?
Kariane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,289 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kariane most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kariane (152 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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