Meaning of the nameRubiana
- Female
- Ru-bi-a-na
Rubiana is a Brazilian female name that ends in -ana, a Latin suffix meaning 'originating from, belonging to'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,883 people named Rubiana, the 4,000th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Rubiana 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)
- 2,883
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,000
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,131
- people
Rubiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rubiana, 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 (1,248 people).
2,872 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 Rubiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rubiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 617 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 578 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 342 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 155 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 148 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 133 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 129 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 112 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 112 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 98 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rubiana
The origin of the name Rubiana is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the final -ana of many female names as coming from Latin -ana, the feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,883 people named Rubiana, with a median age of 33, almost always women; most were born between 1980 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ana) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rubiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Rubiana
What does the name Rubiana mean?
The meaning of Rubiana 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 Rubiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,883 people with the first name Rubiana, which ranks it number 4,000 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rubiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Rubiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,872 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rubiana most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.007% of the state's population is named Rubiana (617 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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