Meaning of the nameLuam
- Male
- Lu-am
Luam is a male name recorded as a spelling variant of Luan, whose etymology the dictionary of Brazilian names describes as obscure.
Meaning
The meaning of Luam 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)
- 1,927
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,240
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,050
- people
Luam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luam, 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 (619 people).
0 women 1,911 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 Luam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 323 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 210 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 176 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 159 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 155 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 65 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luam
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Luam among the spelling variants of Luan, alongside Lhuan and Luann, and describes the etymology of Luan as obscure. Behind the Name records Luan as an Albanian name, 'lion', without linking it to Brazilian usage. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,927 people named Luam, with a median age of 17; almost all were born from 1980 onward, and almost all are male. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Luan · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Luam
What does the name Luam mean?
The meaning of Luam 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 Luam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,927 people with the first name Luam, which ranks it number 5,240 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Luam a boy's or a girl's name?
Luam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,911 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Luam most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Luam (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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