Meaning of the nameLauana
- Female
- Lau-a-na
Lauana is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with the spelling variant Lauanna.
Meaning
The meaning of Lauana 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)
- 5,833
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,455
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,143
- people
Lauana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lauana, 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 (2,020 people).
5,790 women 43 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 Lauana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lauana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Acre 0.021%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 714 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 522 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 447 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 397 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 378 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 326 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 313 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 312 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 265 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 257 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 244 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 242 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 176 | 0.021% |
| Pernambuco | 173 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 151 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 141 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 120 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 102 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 97 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 82 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 65 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 47 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lauana
The origin of the spelling Lauana is uncertain. The name ends in -ana, a feminine name-forming element of Latin origin ('originating from', 'belonging to') that is very productive in Brazilian names, such as Adriana, Juliana and Joana, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The same dictionary lists the entry Lauana with the spelling variant Lauanna. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,833 people named Lauana, almost all women, with a median age of 16, and most were born from 2000 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Acre.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lauana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário (Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lauana
What does the name Lauana mean?
The meaning of Lauana 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 Lauana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,833 people with the first name Lauana, which ranks it number 2,455 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Lauana a boy's or a girl's name?
Lauana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,790 women and 43 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lauana most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.021% of the state's population is named Lauana (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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