Meaning of the nameJeovana
- Female
- Je-o-va-na
Jeovana is a Brazilian female name ending in -ana, used mainly among girls and women born from the 2000s on; its origin is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jeovana is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 15,053
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,288
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,004
- people
Jeovana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeovana, 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 (6,420 people).
14,938 women 115 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 Jeovana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeovana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,150 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,760 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,162 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 1,125 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,092 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 955 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 767 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 652 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 640 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 601 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 567 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 439 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 420 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 364 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 270 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 258 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 240 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 236 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 219 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 196 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 187 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 182 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 161 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 147 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 116 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 80 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 67 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jeovana
Jeovana ends in -ana, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil traces to Latin -ana, the feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', and considers one of the most productive in the Portuguese language. The origin of the beginning Jeo- and of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,053 people named Jeovana, with a median age of 16. The records are concentrated among those born in the 2000s and 2010s, the name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jeovana
What does the name Jeovana mean?
The meaning of Jeovana is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jeovana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,053 people with the first name Jeovana, which ranks it number 1,288 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jeovana a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeovana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,938 women and 115 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jeovana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.015% of the state's population is named Jeovana (601 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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