Meaning of the nameOhana
- Female
- O-ha-na
Ohana is a Brazilian feminine name that matches the Hawaiian word ʻohana, 'family', and was recorded mostly among people born from 1990 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,094 people named Ohana, the 4,949th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 9.5, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Ohana 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)
- 2,094
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,949
- Median age
- 9.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 996
- people
Ohana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ohana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (783 people).
2,080 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 Ohana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ohana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 380 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 346 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 174 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 138 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 113 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ohana
Ohana is spelled the same as ʻohana, a Hawaiian noun that, according to Wiktionary, means family, relatives or kinship group and comes from a Polynesian root meaning 'nest'. The origin of Ohana as a name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,094 people named Ohana, with a median age of 9.5; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Wiktionary: ʻohana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ohana
What does the name Ohana mean?
The meaning of Ohana 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 Ohana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,094 people with the first name Ohana, which ranks it number 4,949 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Ohana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ohana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,080 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ohana most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ohana (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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