Meaning of the nameTuane
- Female
- Tu-a-ne
Tuane is a feminine Brazilian name of uncertain origin, with graphic variants such as Tuany and Tuanny, most frequent among people born in the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Tuane 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)
- 6,178
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,366
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,900
- people
Tuane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tuane, 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 (3,630 people).
6,136 women 42 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 Tuane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tuane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,269 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 1,119 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 798 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 560 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 539 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 298 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 214 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 205 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 203 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 86 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tuane
The origin of Tuane is uncertain and not known for certain. The ending -ane is, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), a feminine formative from the French -anne. The Dictionary lists the spellings Tuany, Tuani, Tuanni, Tuanny, Thuany, Thuani and Thuanny as graphic variants of Tuane. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,178 people named Tuane, the most common spelling in the group. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Written with a plain T.
Other spellings of Tuane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Tuane | 6,178 |
| Thuane | 1,773 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tuane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: formativos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Tuane
What does the name Tuane mean?
The meaning of Tuane 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 Tuane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,178 people with the first name Tuane, which ranks it number 2,366 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tuane a boy's or a girl's name?
Tuane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,136 women and 42 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tuane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.008% of the state's population is named Tuane (1,269 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tuane?
Thuane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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