Meaning of the nameKauane

Female
Tupi origin
Kau-a-ne

Kauane is a female name used in Brazil that Wiktionary gives as of Old Tupi origin, a spelling of Cauane and linked to Cauana; the meaning is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Kauane 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): 44,156
Rank in Brazil: #614
Median age: 14 years
2010 Census: 24,619; people

Kauane in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Kauane, 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 (22,642 people).

43,640 women 516 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 Kauane is most common

States with the highest share of people named Kauane in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Paraná 0.051%
Maranhão 0.034%
Rondônia 0.032%
Alagoas 0.031%
Mato Grosso 0.031%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	7,892	0.018%
Paraná	5,871	0.051%
Bahia	3,448	0.024%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,835	0.026%
Rio de Janeiro	2,414	0.015%
Pernambuco	2,314	0.026%
Santa Catarina	2,303	0.030%
Maranhão	2,269	0.034%
Minas Gerais	2,192	0.011%
Pará	2,165	0.027%
Ceará	1,417	0.016%
Goiás	1,389	0.020%
Mato Grosso	1,122	0.031%
Alagoas	975	0.031%
Piauí	735	0.023%
Paraíba	726	0.018%
Sergipe	651	0.030%
Amazonas	561	0.014%
Rondônia	503	0.032%
Mato Grosso do Sul	481	0.017%
Rio Grande do Norte	445	0.014%
Tocantins	407	0.027%
Distrito Federal	311	0.011%
Espírito Santo	244	0.006%
Acre	211	0.025%
Amapá	177	0.024%
Roraima	98	0.015%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Kauane

Wiktionary records Kauane as a female name of Old Tupi origin and Brazilian use, an alternative spelling of Cauane, which in turn is given as a variant of Cauana; Kawany appears among the alternative forms. The meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,156 people named Kauane, with a median age of 14; proportionally, the name is most common in Paraná. Cauane and Kawane are spellings of the same name, which differ in the initial letter or in the W.

It is the spelling with K and the most recorded in the group; the names dictionary lists Cauane among its spelling variants.

Other spellings of Kauane

Spelling	People (2022)
Kauane	44,156
Cauane	13,058
Kawane	1,975

Sources

Wiktionary: Kauane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Cauane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kauane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Kauane

What does the name Kauane mean?

The meaning of Kauane 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 Kauane in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 44,156 people with the first name Kauane, which ranks it number 614 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Kauane a boy's or a girl's name?

Kauane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 43,640 women and 516 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Kauane?

Kauane is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Kauane most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.051% of the state's population is named Kauane (5,871 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Kauane?

Cauane and Kawane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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