Meaning of the nameLisane
- Female
- Li-sa-ne
Lisane is a Brazilian female name ending in -ane, a formative that the dictionary links to French -anne.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,401 people named Lisane, the 6,574th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Lisane 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)
- 1,401
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,574
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,465
- people
Lisane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lisane, 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 (492 people).
1,400 women 0 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 Lisane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lisane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 923 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 137 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 53 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 32 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lisane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ane (and -anne) as coming from French, where it already works as a name-forming element, and says it became popular in Brazil from the 1950s on, apparently replacing the Latin -ana; examples include Cristiane, Luciane and Taiane. The origin of the beginning Lis- is not known for certain, so the meaning of the name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,401 people named Lisane, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lisane
What does the name Lisane mean?
The meaning of Lisane 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 Lisane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,401 people with the first name Lisane, which ranks it number 6,574 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lisane a boy's or a girl's name?
Lisane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,400 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lisane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Lisane (923 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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