Meaning of the nameLana
Lana is a female name used in several languages, which Wiktionary and Behind the Name explain as a short form of Alana or of Svetlana.
Meaning
The meaning of Lana 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)
- 21,454
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,020
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,580
- people
Lana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lana, 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 (6,902 people).
21,352 women 102 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 Lana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,521 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 2,245 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,657 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,603 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 1,486 | 0.022% |
| Goiás | 1,448 | 0.021% |
| Bahia | 1,213 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 1,072 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 900 | 0.023% |
| Paraná | 859 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 754 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 710 | 0.022% |
| Santa Catarina | 550 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 511 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 390 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 319 | 0.044% |
| Espírito Santo | 302 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 297 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 294 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 288 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 258 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 198 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 139 | 0.017% |
| Rondônia | 136 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 103 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 102 | 0.016% |
| Alagoas | 99 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lana
In its English entry, Wiktionary gives Lana as a short form of Alana or as the Russian Lana, a diminutive of several names, among them Svetlana; Behind the Name records the same double origin. Since the sources point to two different bases, the meaning of Lana is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,454 people named Lana, with a median age of 17. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Lanna and Lanah as spelling variants of Lana.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with a single N.
Other spellings of Lana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Lana | 21,454 |
| Lanna | 4,724 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Lana · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Lana
What does the name Lana mean?
The meaning of Lana 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 Lana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,454 people with the first name Lana, which ranks it number 1,020 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Lana a boy's or a girl's name?
Lana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,352 women and 102 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lana?
Lana is a name of English and Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lana most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.044% of the state's population is named Lana (319 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lana?
Lanna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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