Meaning of the nameLauriano
- Male
- Lau-ri-a-no
Lauriano is a masculine name ending in -iano, a variant of the Latin suffix -ano, recorded mostly among people born between the 1950s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,478 people named Lauriano, the 6,331st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Lauriano 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)
- 1,478
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,331
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,089
- people
Lauriano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lauriano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (273 people).
0 women 1,469 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 Lauriano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lauriano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 240 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 205 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 107 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 99 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 57 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lauriano
The origin of the name Lauriano is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains the suffix -ano as coming from Latin -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,478 people named Lauriano, with a median age of 52. It is almost always a male name and, proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lauriano
What does the name Lauriano mean?
The meaning of Lauriano 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 Lauriano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,478 people with the first name Lauriano, which ranks it number 6,331 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lauriano a boy's or a girl's name?
Lauriano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,469 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lauriano most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Lauriano (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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