Meaning of the nameSilvanete
- Female
- Sil-va-ne-te
Silvanete is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with the ending -ete, a feminine formative that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil documents in names such as Ivanete and Gilvanete.
Meaning
The meaning of Silvanete 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)
- 5,011
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,731
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,192
- people
Silvanete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvanete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,781 people).
4,973 women 38 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 Silvanete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvanete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.010%
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 931 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 656 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 599 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 339 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 265 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 242 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 231 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 228 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 146 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 144 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 141 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 134 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 105 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 76 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 71 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvanete
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ete as a feminine formative coming from the French -ette, which in turn comes from the Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, and lists Brazilian names such as Ivanete, Gilvanete and Josinete. The exact formation of Silvanete is not documented. The beginning Silvan- coincides with that of Silvana, which the dictionary explains as the feminine of Silvano, from the Latin Silvanus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,011 people named Silvanete, with a median age of 44. The great majority were born before 2000.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Silvana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Silvanete
What does the name Silvanete mean?
The meaning of Silvanete 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 Silvanete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,011 people with the first name Silvanete, which ranks it number 2,731 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Silvanete a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvanete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,973 women and 38 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Silvanete most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.010% of the state's population is named Silvanete (228 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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