Meaning of the nameLuane
- Female
- Lu-a-ne
Luane is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ane, a formative that the Morfemário links to French -anne.
Meaning
The meaning of Luane 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)
- 20,127
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,063
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,134
- people
Luane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luane, 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 (6,615 people).
19,980 women 147 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 Luane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 3,191 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 2,436 | 0.017% |
| São Paulo | 2,143 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,757 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 1,564 | 0.040% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,259 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 931 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 892 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 748 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 662 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 584 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 509 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 460 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 385 | 0.053% |
| Mato Grosso | 294 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 285 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 280 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 256 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 255 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 215 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 214 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 203 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 165 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 122 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 122 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 122 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 73 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luane
The origin of Luane is not known for certain. The ending -ane matches the feminine formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains through French -anne, present in names such as Liane and Luciane. The name is spelled almost like Luana, which Behind the Name links to the 1932 film Bird of Paradise, but the relationship between the two forms is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,127 people named Luane, with a median age of 17; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Luana · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Luane
What does the name Luane mean?
The meaning of Luane 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 Luane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,127 people with the first name Luane, which ranks it number 1,063 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Luane a boy's or a girl's name?
Luane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 19,980 women and 147 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luane most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.053% of the state's population is named Luane (385 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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