Meaning of the nameYanka
- Female
- Yan-ka
Yanka is a spelling of the name Ianca.
Meaning
The meaning of Yanka 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)
- 1,827
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,449
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,243
- people
Yanka in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yanka, 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 (1,120 people).
1,814 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 Yanka is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yanka in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 387 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 149 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 107 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 87 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yanka
It combines the initial Y and the final K, and is the least recorded in the group. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
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 Yanka
What does the name Yanka mean?
The meaning of Yanka 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 Yanka in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,827 people with the first name Yanka, which ranks it number 5,449 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Yanka a boy's or a girl's name?
Yanka is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,814 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Yanka most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Yanka (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yanka?
Ianca and Yanca. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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