Meaning of the nameYorana
- Female
- Yo-ra-na
Yorana is a spelling of the name Iorrana.
Meaning
The meaning of Yorana 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)
- 1,108
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,709
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 453
- people
Yorana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yorana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (387 people).
1,092 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 Yorana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yorana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 126 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 65 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 57 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 44 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yorana
It has an initial Y and a single R; the Dicionário also records Yorhana and Yorhanna as spelling variants.
About the name Iorrana
Iorrana ends in -ana, a feminine ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as coming from Latin -ana, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. The origin of the first part, Ior- or Yor-, is uncertain. The earliest records are of people born in the 1980s and 1990s, and almost all are female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,606 people named Iorrana, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. The four spellings combine I or Y at the start with a single or double R.
Other spellings of Iorrana
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yorrana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yorana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Yorana
What does the name Yorana mean?
The meaning of Yorana 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 Yorana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,108 people with the first name Yorana, which ranks it number 7,709 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Yorana a boy's or a girl's name?
Yorana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,092 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Yorana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Yorana (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yorana?
Yorrana, Iorrana and Iorana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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