Meaning of the nameJanes
- Unisex
- Ja-nes
Janes is used in Brazil by women and men; in Wiktionary, it is an English surname, a variant of Jane.
Meaning
The meaning of Janes 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)
- 3,508
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,495
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,029
- people
Janes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janes, 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 (958 people).
1,651 women 1,857 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 Janes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Piauí 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 402 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 334 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 264 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 243 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 233 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 229 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 160 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 150 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 148 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 140 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 136 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 130 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 130 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 122 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 110 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 69 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janes
Wiktionary records Janes as an English surname, a variant of Jane, and as a patronymic surname derived from a medieval variant of John; the etymology also cites the Czech and Slovene surname Janeš. As a given name in Brazil, the origin of the spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,508 people named Janes, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Janes · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Janes
What does the name Janes mean?
The meaning of Janes 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 Janes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,508 people with the first name Janes, which ranks it number 3,495 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Janes a boy's or a girl's name?
Janes is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,651 women and 1,857 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Janes most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Janes (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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