Meaning of the nameRhuan

Rhuan is a spelling of the name Ruan, which means “'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)”.

Meaning

“'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)”

Meaning of the name Ruan, of which Rhuan is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: João · Behind the Name: John

People (2022): 12,260
Rank in Brazil: #1,485
Median age: 13 years
2010 Census: 5,143; people

Rhuan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rhuan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (4,738 people).

108 women 12,152 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 Rhuan is most common

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

Espírito Santo 0.015%
Tocantins 0.013%
Rondônia 0.012%
Mato Grosso 0.011%
Paraná 0.009%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,968	0.004%
Minas Gerais	1,680	0.008%
Rio de Janeiro	1,406	0.009%
Paraná	1,013	0.009%
Goiás	626	0.009%
Pernambuco	606	0.007%
Espírito Santo	556	0.015%
Bahia	553	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	423	0.004%
Santa Catarina	414	0.005%
Mato Grosso	408	0.011%
Maranhão	376	0.006%
Pará	278	0.003%
Ceará	268	0.003%
Amazonas	214	0.005%
Tocantins	190	0.013%
Rondônia	186	0.012%
Paraíba	180	0.005%
Distrito Federal	171	0.006%
Alagoas	151	0.005%
Piauí	129	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	129	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	120	0.004%
Roraima	82	0.013%
Sergipe	80	0.004%
Acre	31	0.004%
Amapá	22	0.003%

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

The spelling Rhuan

It adds an H after the R; Wiktionary lists it as a variant of Ruan.

About the name Ruan

Wiktionary lists Ruan as a borrowing from the Spanish Juan, a doublet of João, Ivan, Ian, Jean and Geovane, and Behind the Name gives it as the Brazilian form of Juan. In the entry for João, Wiktionary traces the name, through the Latin Iōhannēs and the Greek Ἰωάννης, to the biblical Hebrew Yôḥānān, 'God is gracious'; Behind the Name explains the same root under John. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 160,379 people named Ruan, with a median age of 14. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rhuan, Ruam and Ruann as spelling variants.

Other spellings of Ruan

Spelling	People (2022)
Ruan	160,379
Rhuan	12,260

Sources

Wiktionary: Ruan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: João · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ruan · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ruan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rhuan

What does the name Rhuan mean?

Rhuan means “'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Ruan, of which Rhuan is a spelling.

How many people are named Rhuan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,260 people with the first name Rhuan, which ranks it number 1,485 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Rhuan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 108 women and 12,152 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rhuan?

Rhuan is a name of Hebrew and Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rhuan most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.015% of the state's population is named Rhuan (556 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rhuan?

Ruan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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