Meaning of the nameLauane
- Female
- Lau-a-ne
Lauane is a feminine name with a modern spelling and the ending -ane, recorded mostly among people born from the 2000s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Lauane 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)
- 16,285
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,217
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,282
- people
Lauane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lauane, 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 (6,900 people).
16,165 women 120 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 Lauane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lauane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,815 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,928 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 1,163 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 971 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 863 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 803 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 791 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 785 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 778 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 624 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 506 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 423 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 403 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 387 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 384 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 379 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 352 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 312 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 287 | 0.035% |
| Paraíba | 271 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 266 | 0.017% |
| Distrito Federal | 241 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 206 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 141 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 64 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 55 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lauane
The origin of Lauane is uncertain, and there is no documented meaning for it. The ending -ane comes, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from the French -anne and forms names such as Cristiane and Luciane. The similar spelling Lauana has the graphic variant Lauanna in the Dictionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,285 people named Lauane, with a median age of 11. Proportionally, it is most common in Acre, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lauana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: formativos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lauane
What does the name Lauane mean?
The meaning of Lauane 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 Lauane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,285 people with the first name Lauane, which ranks it number 1,217 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Lauane a boy's or a girl's name?
Lauane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,165 women and 120 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lauane most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.035% of the state's population is named Lauane (287 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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