Meaning of the nameGiovan
- Male
- Gi-o-van
Giovan is a masculine name of uncertain origin, spelled with GI and V like Giovanni and Giovana, Italian names that go back to the Latin Iohannes, the Portuguese João.
Meaning
The meaning of Giovan 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)
- 3,398
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,572
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,953
- people
Giovan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giovan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (935 people).
47 women 3,351 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 Giovan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giovan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 951 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 235 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 211 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 185 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 180 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 178 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 169 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 161 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 159 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 146 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 132 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 74 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 47 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giovan
The origin of the spelling Giovan is uncertain. The similar names Giovanni and Giovana come from Italian: Behind the Name gives Giovanni as the Italian form of Iohannes, and Wiktionary gives Giovana as a borrowing from the Italian Giovanna and a doublet of Joana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,398 people named Giovan, almost always men, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Giovanni · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Giovana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Giovan
What does the name Giovan mean?
The meaning of Giovan 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 Giovan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,398 people with the first name Giovan, which ranks it number 3,572 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Giovan a boy's or a girl's name?
Giovan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 47 women and 3,351 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Giovan most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Giovan (185 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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