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Meaning of the nameRegiana

Regiana is a Brazilian female name formed from Regi-, probably from Regina (Latin, 'queen'), plus the ending -ana.

Meaning

“probably linked to Regina, 'queen'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (REGI-, -ANA) · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regina · Wiktionary: Regina · Behind the Name: Regiane

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People (2022)
2,333
Rank in Brazil
#4,605
Median age
40 years
2010 Census
2,154
people

Regiana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Regiana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (979 people).

2,321 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 Regiana is most common

States with the highest share of people named Regiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  2. Ceará 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
  4. Bahia 0.001%
  5. Paraná 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo6110.001%
Minas Gerais4140.002%
Ceará1670.002%
Bahia1530.001%
Paraná1090.001%
Pará970.001%
Rio de Janeiro960.001%
Maranhão880.001%
Espírito Santo760.002%
Goiás700.001%
Amazonas640.002%
Santa Catarina460.001%
Piauí420.001%
Mato Grosso390.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul390.001%
Pernambuco350.000%
Rio Grande do Sul310.000%
Rondônia290.002%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Rio Grande do Norte250.001%
Paraíba220.001%
Sergipe160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Regiana

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that the element Regi- is probably a fragment of Regina, from Latin regina, "queen", and that -ana comes from Latin -ana, "originating from, belonging to". Behind the Name describes Regiane as a possible variant of Regina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,333 people named Regiana, with a median age of 40; almost all are women, born mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. The dictionary records Rejiana as a spelling variant.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (REGI-, -ANA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Wiktionary: Regina · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Behind the Name: Regiane · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Regiana

What does the name Regiana mean?

Regiana means “probably linked to Regina, 'queen'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Regiana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,333 people with the first name Regiana, which ranks it number 4,605 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Regiana a boy's or a girl's name?

Regiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,321 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Regiana?

Regiana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Regiana most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Regiana (414 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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