Meaning of the nameJanison
- Male
- Ja-ni-son
Janison is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an English element indicating descent, as in Adalson and Clebson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,042 people named Janison, the 8,061st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Janison 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)
- 1,042
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,061
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,263
- people
Janison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janison, 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 (304 people).
0 women 1,037 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 Janison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 211 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 152 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 90 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janison
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the element -son comes from the English -son ("son of") and forms many Brazilian masculine names, such as Adalson and Clebson. The origin of the beginning Jani- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,042 people named Janison, almost always men, with a median age of 29. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janison
What does the name Janison mean?
The meaning of Janison 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 Janison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,042 people with the first name Janison, which ranks it number 8,061 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janison a boy's or a girl's name?
Janison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,037 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janison most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Janison (152 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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