Meaning of the nameRuam
- Male
- Ru-am
Ruam is a Brazilian male name, of uncertain origin and meaning, written with a final M.
Meaning
The meaning of Ruam 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)
- 3,654
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,403
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,268
- people
Ruam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ruam, 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 (1,489 people).
33 women 3,621 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 Ruam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ruam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 447 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 345 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 323 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 316 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 259 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 196 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 195 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 172 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 168 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 143 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 127 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 127 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 90 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 81 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 79 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 57 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ruam
The origin of the spelling Ruam is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ruam among the spelling variants of Ruan, along with Rhuam, Rhuan, Ruann and Ruhan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,654 people named Ruam, with a median age of 15, and most were born in the 2000s and 2010s. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ruan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ruam
What does the name Ruam mean?
The meaning of Ruam 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 Ruam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,654 people with the first name Ruam, which ranks it number 3,403 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Ruam a boy's or a girl's name?
Ruam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 3,621 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ruam most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ruam (323 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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