Meaning of the nameRuane
- Female
- Ru-a-ne
Ruane is a feminine name recorded in Brazil, most frequent among people born in the 2000s, and its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,663 people named Ruane, the 5,826th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 17, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Meaning
The meaning of Ruane 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)
- 1,663
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,826
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,314
- people
Ruane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ruane, 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 (613 people).
1,624 women 39 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 Ruane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ruane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.030%
- Pará 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 309 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 221 | 0.030% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 162 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 118 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 55 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ruane
The origin of Ruane as a feminine name in Brazil is uncertain. In English, Wiktionary records Ruane as an Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó Ruadháin, 'descendant of Ruadhán', with no documented link to Brazilian use. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,663 people named Ruane, with a median age of 17. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ruane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ruane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ruane
What does the name Ruane mean?
The meaning of Ruane 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 Ruane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,663 people with the first name Ruane, which ranks it number 5,826 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Ruane a boy's or a girl's name?
Ruane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,624 women and 39 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ruane most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.030% of the state's population is named Ruane (221 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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