Meaning of the nameJhonata
- Male
- Jho-na-ta
Jhonata is a spelling of the name Jonata.
Meaning
The meaning of Jhonata 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)
- 29,267
- Rank in Brazil
- #839
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,134
- people
Jhonata in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jhonata, 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 (9,580 people).
216 women 29,051 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 Jhonata is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jhonata in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,109 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 3,752 | 0.046% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,771 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 2,107 | 0.031% |
| Bahia | 1,748 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,612 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 1,505 | 0.038% |
| Pernambuco | 1,456 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 1,339 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 975 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 775 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 764 | 0.024% |
| Paraíba | 705 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 674 | 0.031% |
| Espírito Santo | 649 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 600 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 562 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 550 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 399 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 392 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 390 | 0.025% |
| Tocantins | 336 | 0.022% |
| Acre | 262 | 0.032% |
| Amapá | 233 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 229 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 201 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 172 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jhonata
It puts an H after the J, like Jhonatas among the variants of Jonatas; it is the most recorded spelling in the group.
About the name Jonata
The origin of the spelling Jonata is uncertain. The form resembles Jônatas, which Wiktionary and Behind the Name give as the Portuguese form of the biblical Jonathan, a Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has given'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Jonata, separate from the one for Jonatas, and gathers there spellings such as Jhonata, Jonatha, Johnata and Jhonatha. It is a name of people born mostly from the 1980s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,267 people named Jhonata and 25,645 named Jonata.
Other spellings of Jonata
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jônatas · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jhonata
What does the name Jhonata mean?
The meaning of Jhonata 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 Jhonata in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,267 people with the first name Jhonata, which ranks it number 839 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jhonata a boy's or a girl's name?
Jhonata is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 216 women and 29,051 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jhonata most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.046% of the state's population is named Jhonata (3,752 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jhonata?
Jonata, Jonatha, Jhonatha and Johnata. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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