Meaning of the nameIohana
- Female
- Io-ha-na
Iohana is a spelling of the name Yohana.
Meaning
The meaning of Iohana is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,807
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,498
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,197
- people
Iohana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iohana, 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 (619 people).
1,796 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 Iohana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iohana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 203 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 198 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 162 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 145 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 129 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 128 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 79 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 68 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Iohana
Uses I in place of the initial Y; the largest group was born in the 2000s.
About the name Yohana
The origin of the spelling Yohana in Brazil is uncertain. Behind the Name records Yohana as the Swahili form of João, a name with Hebrew roots, and Wiktionary lists Yohana as a masculine name in Swahili; neither source addresses the Brazilian feminine use. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Yohanna as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,288 people named Yohana. The name is almost always female.
Other spellings of Yohana
Sources
- Behind the Name: Yohana · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Yohana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yohana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Iohana
What does the name Iohana mean?
The meaning of Iohana is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Iohana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,807 people with the first name Iohana, which ranks it number 5,498 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Iohana a boy's or a girl's name?
Iohana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,796 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Iohana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Iohana (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iohana?
Yohanna and Yohana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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