Meaning of the nameLauan
- Male
- Lau-an
Lauan is a Brazilian masculine name of undocumented formation, recorded almost entirely among people born from 2000 on.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,692 people named Lauan, the 4,180th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 11, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Lauan is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,692
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,180
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,217
- people
Lauan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lauan, 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 (1,171 people).
51 women 2,641 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 Lauan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lauan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Pará 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 327 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 256 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 253 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 223 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 192 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 160 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 119 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 106 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 96 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 89 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 86 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 74 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 72 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lauan
The origin of the spelling Lauan is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,692 people named Lauan, with a median age of 11. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão, and it is almost always a masculine name. Lauana, a similar spelling that is almost always feminine, is listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), but the connection between the two names is not known for certain.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lauana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Lauan
What does the name Lauan mean?
The meaning of Lauan is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Lauan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,692 people with the first name Lauan, which ranks it number 4,180 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Lauan a boy's or a girl's name?
Lauan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 51 women and 2,641 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lauan most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Lauan (327 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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