Meaning of the nameTuani
- Female
- Tu-a-ni
Tuani is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the spellings Tuany and Thuany as variants recorded in the 2022 Census.
Meaning
The meaning of Tuani 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)
- 1,693
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,758
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,964
- people
Tuani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tuani, 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 (973 people).
1,672 women 21 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 Tuani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tuani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 401 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 312 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 306 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 249 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tuani
The origin of the spelling Tuani is uncertain, as is that of Tuany and Thuany, which change only the final i to y and the initial t to th. The three names are almost always feminine, appear only among people born from the 1980s onward, and have their largest number among those born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,575 people named Thuany, the most common spelling in the group, and Santa Catarina is the state where the three appear proportionally most.
The spelling with a final i and no h, the least common in the group.
Other spellings of Tuani
Questions about the name Tuani
What does the name Tuani mean?
The meaning of Tuani 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 Tuani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,693 people with the first name Tuani, which ranks it number 5,758 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tuani a boy's or a girl's name?
Tuani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,672 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tuani most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Tuani (312 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tuani?
Thuany and Tuany. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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