Meaning of the nameKauanny
- Female
- Kau-an-ny
Kauanny is a spelling of the name Kauany.
Meaning
The meaning of Kauanny 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)
- 5,238
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,650
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,464
- people
Kauanny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kauanny, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,663 people).
5,181 women 57 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 Kauanny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kauanny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 904 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 483 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 477 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 378 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 281 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 268 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 263 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 226 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 217 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 217 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 182 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 173 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 143 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 124 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 104 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 98 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 97 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 95 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 89 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 71 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 71 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kauanny
The spelling with a double NN and a final Y; proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
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 Kauanny
What does the name Kauanny mean?
The meaning of Kauanny 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 Kauanny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,238 people with the first name Kauanny, which ranks it number 2,650 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Kauanny a boy's or a girl's name?
Kauanny is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,181 women and 57 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kauanny most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.006% of the state's population is named Kauanny (226 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kauanny?
Kauany, Kauani, Kawany and Cauani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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