Meaning of the nameJão

Jão is a male name, a diminutive of João, a name of Hebrew origin meaning 'God is gracious'.

Meaning

“diminutive of João, a Hebrew name meaning 'God is gracious'”

People (2022): 4,506
Rank in Brazil: #2,948
Median age: 21 years
2010 Census: 3,778; people

Jão in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jão, 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 (1,052 people).

44 women 4,462 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 Jão is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jão in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Tocantins 0.010%
Rondônia 0.007%
Mato Grosso 0.007%
Goiás 0.005%
Pará 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	636	0.001%
Minas Gerais	572	0.003%
Goiás	376	0.005%
Pará	324	0.004%
Bahia	267	0.002%
Mato Grosso	242	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	226	0.001%
Paraná	226	0.002%
Maranhão	188	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	178	0.002%
Tocantins	149	0.010%
Ceará	148	0.002%
Santa Catarina	140	0.002%
Pernambuco	136	0.002%
Rondônia	113	0.007%
Espírito Santo	100	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	80	0.003%
Piauí	79	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	76	0.002%
Amazonas	71	0.002%
Alagoas	50	0.002%
Sergipe	29	0.001%
Distrito Federal	28	0.001%
Acre	24	0.003%
Roraima	21	0.003%
Paraíba	16	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jão

Jão is a diminutive of João, according to Wiktionary. João comes from Latin Iōhannēs, from Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) and from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān), glossed as 'God is gracious'; Behind the Name gives the Hebrew elements as Yahweh and ḥanan. João is also the name of the Gospel and the Epistles of John in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,506 people named Jão, with a median age of 21. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.

Sources

Wiktionary: Jão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: João · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: João · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Jão

What does the name Jão mean?

Jão means “diminutive of João, a Hebrew name meaning 'God is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Jão in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,506 people with the first name Jão, which ranks it number 2,948 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Jão a boy's or a girl's name?

Jão is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 4,462 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jão?

Jão is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jão most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.010% of the state's population is named Jão (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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