Meaning of the nameJeam
- Male
- Jeam
Jeam is a spelling of the name Jean, a French name that, according to Wiktionary, traces back to the Hebrew Yôḥānān.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,162 people named Jeam, the 7,474th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Jeam 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)
- 1,162
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,474
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,739
- people
Jeam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeam, 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 (397 people).
0 women 1,144 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 Jeam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 188 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 105 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 79 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 75 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jeam
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jeam among the spelling variants of Jean. According to Wiktionary, Jean is a French name that traces back, through the Latin Iōhannēs and Greek, to the Hebrew Yôḥānān, 'Yahweh is gracious'. The meaning applies to the name Jean; there is no source of its own for the spelling Jeam. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,162 people named Jeam, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jean · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jean · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jeam
What does the name Jeam mean?
The meaning of Jeam 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 Jeam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,162 people with the first name Jeam, which ranks it number 7,474 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jeam a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,144 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jeam most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jeam (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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