Meaning of the nameKayane
- Female
- Ka-ya-ne
Kayane is a spelling of the name Kaiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Kayane 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)
- 1,972
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,164
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,032
- people
Kayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kayane, 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 (1,183 people).
1,960 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 Kayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 424 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 218 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 185 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 124 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 109 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 105 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 91 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kayane
It combines an initial K with a y in the middle, in place of i; proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
About the name Kaiane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ane as a feminine formative coming from the French -anne, which already worked as a name-forming element in French and appears in Cristiane, Luciane and Taiane. The origin of Kai- and of the whole name is uncertain. The dictionary records the same alternation of K, C and Y in Kaiana, with the variants Caiana and Kayana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,690 people named Kaiane, almost always women; across the three spellings most were born in the 2000s, and, proportionally, Kaiane is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Kaiane
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kaiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kayane
What does the name Kayane mean?
The meaning of Kayane 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 Kayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,972 people with the first name Kayane, which ranks it number 5,164 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Kayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,960 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kayane most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kayane (185 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kayane?
Kaiane and Caiane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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