Meaning of the nameVanete
- Female
- Va-ne-te
Vanete is a female name that the Morfemário lists among names with the element Van-, of uncertain origin; the meaning of the whole name is not known.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanete 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)
- 4,951
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,754
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,457
- people
Vanete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,704 people).
4,907 women 44 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 Vanete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Pará 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,082 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 750 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 634 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 359 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 250 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 236 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 214 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 182 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 159 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 84 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 79 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 65 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 53 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanete
The Morfemário lists Vanete among the Brazilian names with the element Van-, of uncertain origin: Guérios links it to a Dutch preposition, Nascentes to Vanda, and Machado to Vamberto and Vanderlei. The same Morfemário describes -ete as a diminutive suffix coming from French -ette, from Latin -eta. The meaning of Vanete is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,951 people named Vanete, with a median age of 49. Births are concentrated in the 1960s to 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Van-, -ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vanete
What does the name Vanete mean?
The meaning of Vanete 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 Vanete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,951 people with the first name Vanete, which ranks it number 2,754 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanete a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,907 women and 44 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanete most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Vanete (236 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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