Meaning of the nameGeovani

Geovani is a male name that Wiktionary gives as a borrowing of the Italian Giovanni, a form of João, which means 'Yahweh is gracious'.

Meaning

“form of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”

Source: Wiktionary: Giovanni · Behind the Name: Giovanni

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People (2022): 27,307
Rank in Brazil: #872
Median age: 29 years
2010 Census: 36,907; people

Geovani in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Geovani, 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 (8,803 people).

914 women 26,393 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 Geovani is most common

States with the highest share of people named Geovani in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	6,107	0.014%
Minas Gerais	3,163	0.015%
Paraná	2,217	0.019%
Santa Catarina	1,930	0.025%
Rio de Janeiro	1,780	0.011%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,671	0.015%
Bahia	1,438	0.010%
Pernambuco	1,062	0.012%
Pará	962	0.012%
Espírito Santo	833	0.022%
Goiás	820	0.012%
Mato Grosso do Sul	724	0.026%
Mato Grosso	714	0.020%
Ceará	670	0.008%
Paraíba	499	0.013%
Rio Grande do Norte	384	0.012%
Maranhão	355	0.005%
Distrito Federal	321	0.011%
Rondônia	294	0.019%
Alagoas	268	0.009%
Amazonas	265	0.007%
Sergipe	237	0.011%
Piauí	208	0.006%
Tocantins	137	0.009%
Amapá	99	0.014%
Acre	79	0.010%
Roraima	70	0.011%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Geovani

Wiktionary records Geovane as a borrowing of the Italian Giovanni, a doublet of João, Ivan and Jean, and includes Geovani and Geovanni among the alternative forms. In the Giovanni entry, it traces the name from Latin Iōhannēs to Greek Ἰωάννης and to Biblical Hebrew Yôḥānān, 'Yahweh is gracious'; Behind the Name gives the roots Yahweh and ḥanan. The meaning is therefore that of the base name João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,307 people named Geovani, with a median age of 29, and the name is almost always male. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Geovani and Geovanni among the spelling variants of Geovane.

This is the spelling with a single N and the most recorded in the group, with the -i ending of Giovanni.

Other spellings of Geovani

Spelling	People (2022)
Geovani	27,307
Geovanni	2,744

Sources

Wiktionary: Geovane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Giovanni · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Geovane · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Giovanni · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geovane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Geovani

What does the name Geovani mean?

Geovani means “form of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Geovani in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,307 people with the first name Geovani, which ranks it number 872 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Geovani a boy's or a girl's name?

Geovani is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 914 women and 26,393 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Geovani?

Geovani is a name of Italian and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Geovani most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.026% of the state's population is named Geovani (724 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Geovani?

Geovanni. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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