Meaning of the nameYorrana
- Female
- Yor-ra-na
Yorrana is a spelling of the name Iorrana.
Meaning
The meaning of Yorrana 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)
- 2,271
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,695
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 970
- people
Yorrana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yorrana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (772 people).
2,261 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 Yorrana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yorrana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 298 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 214 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 173 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 169 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 163 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 145 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 134 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 120 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 82 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 74 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 46 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yorrana
This is the most common spelling in the group, with an initial Y and a double RR; the Dicionário also records Hyorrana.
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 Yorrana
What does the name Yorrana mean?
The meaning of Yorrana 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 Yorrana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,271 people with the first name Yorrana, which ranks it number 4,695 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Yorrana a boy's or a girl's name?
Yorrana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,261 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Yorrana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Yorrana (298 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yorrana?
Iorrana, Yorana and Iorana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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