Meaning of the nameGeovanna
- Female
- Italian origin
- Hebrew origin
- Ge-o-van-na
- Biblical name
Geovanna is a spelling of the name Geovana, which means “variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”.
Meaning
“variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Meaning of the name Geovana, of which Geovanna is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Geovana · Behind the Name: Giovanna · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 44,047
- Rank in Brazil
- #616
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,409
- people
Geovanna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geovanna, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (19,626 people).
43,818 women 229 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 Geovanna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geovanna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.051%
- Goiás 0.046%
- Tocantins 0.036%
- São Paulo 0.032%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.029%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,124 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,117 | 0.025% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,577 | 0.029% |
| Goiás | 3,227 | 0.046% |
| Bahia | 2,109 | 0.015% |
| Paraná | 1,837 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 1,529 | 0.017% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,431 | 0.051% |
| Pará | 1,043 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 931 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 905 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 880 | 0.024% |
| Amazonas | 747 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 674 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 634 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 613 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 545 | 0.036% |
| Paraíba | 478 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 475 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 462 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 423 | 0.019% |
| Alagoas | 340 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 337 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 314 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 116 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 100 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 79 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Geovanna
Spelling with nn, as in Italian Giovanna; most were born in the 2000s and 2010s.
About the name Geovana
Behind the Name records Geovana as a variant of Giovanna used mainly in Brazil. Giovanna is the Italian form of Latin Iohanna, the feminine of Giovanni, and belongs to the family of Joana and João, from Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'. Joana appears in the New Testament as a follower of Jesus. Wiktionary gives Giovana as a borrowing from Italian Giovanna and records the masculine Geovane, coming from Giovanni. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 185,085 people named Geovana, with a median age of 15, most of them born in the 2000s and 2010s; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Other spellings of Geovana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Geovana | 185,085 |
| Geovanna | 44,047 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Geovana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Giovanna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joanna · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Giovana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Geovane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Geovanna
What does the name Geovanna mean?
Geovanna means “variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Geovana, of which Geovanna is a spelling.
How many people are named Geovanna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 44,047 people with the first name Geovanna, which ranks it number 616 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Geovanna a boy's or a girl's name?
Geovanna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 43,818 women and 229 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Geovanna?
Geovanna is a name of Italian and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Geovanna most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.051% of the state's population is named Geovanna (1,431 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Geovanna?
Geovana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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