Meaning of the nameKaune
- Female
- Celtic origin
- Kau-ne
Kaune is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as a variant of Caune and, citing Machado (1981), links to Celtic Coina, glossed as 'foundation of the water'.
Meaning
“foundation of the water, according to Machado (1981) as cited by the Dictionary”
- People (2022)
- 4,480
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,962
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,303
- people
Kaune in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kaune, 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 (2,357 people).
4,416 women 64 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 Kaune is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kaune in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 751 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 672 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 339 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 321 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 277 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 252 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 225 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 189 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 187 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 152 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 144 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 129 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 114 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 100 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 92 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 68 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 66 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kaune
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Kaune is a variant of Caune and, according to Machado (1981), would be a variant of the name Coina, of Celtic origin, glossed as 'foundation of the water'. The dictionary also records the spelling variant Kaunne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,480 people named Kaune, with a median age of 14; it is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kaune · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Kaune
What does the name Kaune mean?
Kaune means “foundation of the water, according to Machado (1981) as cited by the Dictionary”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Kaune in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,480 people with the first name Kaune, which ranks it number 2,962 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kaune a boy's or a girl's name?
Kaune is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,416 women and 64 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Kaune?
Kaune is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Kaune most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.006% of the state's population is named Kaune (672 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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