Meaning of the nameTauana
- Female
- Tau-a-na
Tauana and Thauana are modern Brazilian female spellings of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Tauana 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)
- 5,255
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,645
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,202
- people
Tauana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tauana, 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 (2,220 people).
5,223 women 32 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 Tauana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tauana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,144 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,049 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 525 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 445 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 385 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 276 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 179 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 137 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 124 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 85 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 69 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 45 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tauana
The origin of Tauana and of Thauana is uncertain. The two spellings differ in the initial Th- and end in -ana, a feminine formative that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Latin -ana, 'originating from'; the formation of each name itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,255 people named Tauana, the most common spelling of the group, and 1,444 named Thauana. They are almost always female names, and most of those recorded were born between 1990 and 2009.
Spelling without h, the most frequent in the group.
Other spellings of Tauana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Tauana | 5,255 |
| Thauana | 1,444 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Tauana (no definition) · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Tauana
What does the name Tauana mean?
The meaning of Tauana 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 Tauana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,255 people with the first name Tauana, which ranks it number 2,645 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tauana a boy's or a girl's name?
Tauana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,223 women and 32 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tauana most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Tauana (1,144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tauana?
Thauana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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