Meaning of the nameTauane
- Female
- Tau-a-ne
Tauane is a Brazilian female name that Wiktionary records as a variant of Tainá, a name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to the Nheengatu taína.
Meaning
The meaning of Tauane 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)
- 16,554
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,204
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,523
- people
Tauane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tauane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (7,381 people).
16,428 women 126 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 Tauane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tauane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.023%
- Bahia 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.015%
- Rondônia 0.013%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,719 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,241 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 2,226 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,292 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 720 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 718 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 664 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 547 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 519 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 511 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 453 | 0.015% |
| Santa Catarina | 386 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 366 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 266 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 256 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 248 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 246 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 205 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 204 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 168 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 163 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 120 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 95 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 83 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tauane
Wiktionary defines Tauane as a Brazilian female name, a variant of Tainá. For Tainá, the same dictionary says the origin is uncertain and that it is sometimes attributed to the Nheengatu taína, 'child'. For that reason the meaning of Tauane is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,554 people named Tauane, with a median age of 16, almost always women and mostly born in the 2000s and 2010s. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Thauane, Tahuane, Tauanne and Thauanne as spelling variants; Tawane follows the same pattern with W.
This is the most common spelling in the group, the simplest one. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Other spellings of Tauane
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tauane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Tainá · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tauane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tauane
What does the name Tauane mean?
The meaning of Tauane 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 Tauane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,554 people with the first name Tauane, which ranks it number 1,204 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Tauane a boy's or a girl's name?
Tauane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,428 women and 126 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tauane most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.023% of the state's population is named Tauane (511 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tauane?
Thauane and Tawane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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