Meaning of the nameSilvania
- Female
- Sil-va-ni-a
Silvania is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which begins like Silvana and Sílvia, names linked to Latin silva, 'forest'.
Meaning
The meaning of Silvania 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)
- 44,495
- Rank in Brazil
- #611
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 44,682
- people
Silvania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvania, 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 (17,917 people).
44,368 women 127 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 Silvania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.093%
- Sergipe 0.087%
- Pernambuco 0.066%
- Minas Gerais 0.042%
- Paraíba 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 8,695 | 0.042% |
| Pernambuco | 5,976 | 0.066% |
| São Paulo | 5,587 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,083 | 0.019% |
| Alagoas | 2,915 | 0.093% |
| Bahia | 2,800 | 0.020% |
| Goiás | 2,002 | 0.028% |
| Sergipe | 1,921 | 0.087% |
| Ceará | 1,572 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 1,477 | 0.037% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 905 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 824 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 822 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 695 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 678 | 0.019% |
| Distrito Federal | 628 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 605 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 603 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 555 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 505 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 384 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 380 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 306 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 265 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 213 | 0.026% |
| Roraima | 66 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 33 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvania
The origin of Silvania is uncertain. The name begins like Silvana, which Behind the Name gives as a feminine form of Latin Silvanus, and like Sílvia, which Wiktionary links to Latin silva, 'forest'; the connection of Silvania with these names is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,495 people named Silvania, with a median age of 45. The name is almost always female, most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and proportionally it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Silvana · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Sílvia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Silvania
What does the name Silvania mean?
The meaning of Silvania 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 Silvania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 44,495 people with the first name Silvania, which ranks it number 611 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Silvania a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 44,368 women and 127 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Silvania most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.093% of the state's population is named Silvania (2,915 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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