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Meaning of the nameRossana

Rossana is a spelling of the name Rosana, which means “Italian form of Roxana, 'bright'”.

Meaning

“Italian form of Roxana, 'bright'”

Source: Behind the Name: Rossana · Behind the Name: Roxana

People (2022)
4,251
Rank in Brazil
#3,073
Median age
49 years
2010 Census
4,331
people

Rossana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rossana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,328 people).

4,239 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 Rossana is most common

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

  1. Paraíba 0.010%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  3. Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
  4. Pernambuco 0.003%
  5. Paraná 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo6400.001%
Rio Grande do Sul6210.006%
Rio de Janeiro4350.003%
Paraíba3990.010%
Minas Gerais3530.002%
Paraná3150.003%
Pernambuco2800.003%
Santa Catarina1800.002%
Rio Grande do Norte1540.005%
Goiás1270.002%
Espírito Santo1060.003%
Maranhão950.001%
Distrito Federal920.003%
Ceará890.001%
Piauí600.002%
Amazonas450.001%
Alagoas430.001%
Bahia400.000%
Pará360.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul330.001%
Mato Grosso310.001%
Tocantins260.002%
Roraima180.003%

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

The spelling Rossana

Italian form of Roxana, with a double S, according to Behind the Name; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Rossanna as a spelling variant.

About the name Rosana

According to Behind the Name, Rosana is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Roxana, the Latin form of Greek Rhoxane, an Old Persian or Bactrian name that goes back to Old Iranian rauxšnā, 'bright, shining'. Wiktionary records the name in Portuguese as equivalent to English Roxanne or Rosanne, and also as a municipality in São Paulo. Rosane is the related Brazilian form, and Rossana, the Italian form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 176,603 people named Rosana, with a median age of 46.

Other spellings of Rosana

SpellingPeople (2022)
Rosana176,603
Rossana4,251

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Rossana · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Roxana · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rossana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Wiktionary: Rosana · en.wiktionary.org · usage
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rossana

What does the name Rossana mean?

Rossana means “Italian form of Roxana, 'bright'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Rossana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,251 people with the first name Rossana, which ranks it number 3,073 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Rossana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,239 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Rossana?

Rossana is a name of Italian and Persian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rossana most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.010% of the state's population is named Rossana (399 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rossana?

Rosana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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