Meaning of the nameKauani
- Female
- Kau-a-ni
Kauani is a spelling of the name Kauany.
Meaning
The meaning of Kauani 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)
- 6,155
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,370
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,976
- people
Kauani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kauani, 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 (3,268 people).
6,066 women 89 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 Kauani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kauani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Paraná 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,643 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 845 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 654 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 575 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 318 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 266 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 249 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 205 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 195 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 187 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 177 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 111 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 93 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 65 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kauani
The spelling with an initial K and an ending in -i; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
About the name Kauany
Wiktionary records Kawany as a female name used in Brazil, coming from Old Tupi, and gives Cauana, Cauane and Kauane as alternative spellings, without indicating the meaning. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Cauani and Kauani among the spelling variants of Kauane. The meaning of the name is uncertain. The spellings differ in the initial K or C, in W instead of U, and in the ending in -y, -i or -ny; all are almost always female and concentrated among people born from the 2000s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,288 people named Kauany, with a median age of 12.
Other spellings of Kauany
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kawany · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kauane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kauani
What does the name Kauani mean?
The meaning of Kauani 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 Kauani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,155 people with the first name Kauani, which ranks it number 2,370 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kauani a boy's or a girl's name?
Kauani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,066 women and 89 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kauani most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Kauani (575 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kauani?
Kauany, Kauanny, Kawany and Cauani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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