Meaning of the nameYanca
- Female
- Yan-ca
Yanca is a spelling of the name Ianca.
Meaning
The meaning of Yanca 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)
- 2,636
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,263
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,045
- people
Yanca in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yanca, 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 (1,670 people).
2,620 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 Yanca is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yanca in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 633 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 357 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 201 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 171 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 136 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 97 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yanca
It swaps the initial I for a Y and keeps the C. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
About the name Ianca
The origin of Ianca and of the spellings Yanca and Yanka is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups Ianca, Yanka and other spellings as spelling variants of Yanca. They differ by the initial I or Y and the final C or K. They are almost always female names, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,807 people named Ianca, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Ianca
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yanca · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Yanca
What does the name Yanca mean?
The meaning of Yanca 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 Yanca in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,636 people with the first name Yanca, which ranks it number 4,263 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Yanca a boy's or a girl's name?
Yanca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,620 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Yanca most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Yanca (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yanca?
Ianca and Yanka. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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