Meaning of the nameSayonara
- Female
- Sa-yo-na-ra
Sayonara is a spelling of the name Saionara.
Meaning
The meaning of Sayonara 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)
- 4,837
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,798
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,741
- people
Sayonara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sayonara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,519 people).
4,814 women 23 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 Sayonara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sayonara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
- Paraíba 0.011%
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Alagoas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 611 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 548 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 437 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 410 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 369 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 334 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 303 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 297 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 218 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 192 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 186 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 174 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 132 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 107 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 82 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 68 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Sayonara
It keeps the Y of the romanization sayonara, the form in which the Japanese word appears in Wiktionary.
About the name Saionara
The origin of the given name Saionara is uncertain. The spelling Sayonara is the same as the romanization of the Japanese word さようなら (sayōnara), a farewell that Wiktionary translates as 'goodbye' and explains as a shortening of an old expression meaning 'if that is so'; the relationship between the given name and this word is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,706 people named Saionara and 4,837 named Sayonara. Both spellings are almost always female, have most of their records among people born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and are proportionally most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Other spellings of Saionara
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Saionara | 5,706 |
| Sayonara | 4,837 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: さようなら · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: sayonara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Sayonara
What does the name Sayonara mean?
The meaning of Sayonara 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 Sayonara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,837 people with the first name Sayonara, which ranks it number 2,798 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Sayonara a boy's or a girl's name?
Sayonara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,814 women and 23 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sayonara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.017% of the state's population is named Sayonara (548 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sayonara?
Saionara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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