Meaning of the nameTawane
- Female
- Ta-wa-ne
Tawane is a spelling of the name Tauane.
Meaning
The meaning of Tawane 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)
- 1,668
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,810
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,236
- people
Tawane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tawane, 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 (786 people).
1,655 women 0 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 Tawane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tawane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 367 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 252 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 132 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 122 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 95 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 85 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 77 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Tawane
It uses W in place of U. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
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.
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 Tawane
What does the name Tawane mean?
The meaning of Tawane 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 Tawane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,668 people with the first name Tawane, which ranks it number 5,810 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Tawane a boy's or a girl's name?
Tawane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,655 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tawane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Tawane (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tawane?
Tauane and Thauane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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