Meaning of the nameVenância
- Female
- Ve-nân-ci-a
Venância is a feminine given name listed in the Portuguese Wiktionary, of uncertain origin; in the 2022 Census it appears for 748 people, most of them born before 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 748 people named Venância, the 10,124th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Venância is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 748
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,124
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,144
- people
Venância in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Venância, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (157 people).
739 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 Venância is most common
States with the highest share of people named Venância in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 101 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 99 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 92 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Venância
The Portuguese Wiktionary lists Venância as a feminine given name and gives Venâncio, a masculine name with a similar spelling, among the related names. The origin of Venância is uncertain and is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 748 people named Venancia, with a median age of 66. The name is almost always female and almost never appears among people born after 2000. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. IBGE writes names without accents, which is why it appears as Venancia in the data.
Sources
- Wikcionário: Venância · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Venância
What does the name Venância mean?
The meaning of Venância is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Venância in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 748 people with the first name Venância, which ranks it number 10,124 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Venância a boy's or a girl's name?
Venância is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 739 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Venância most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Venância (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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