Meaning of the nameJhonatan
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Jho-na-tan
- Biblical name
Jhonatan is a spelling of the name Jonatan, which means “'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”.
Meaning
“'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”
Meaning of the name Jonatan, of which Jhonatan is a spelling.
- People (2022)
- 61,691
- Rank in Brazil
- #495
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 39,686
- people
Jhonatan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jhonatan, 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 (24,955 people).
376 women 61,315 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 Jhonatan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jhonatan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.072%
- Paraná 0.059%
- Roraima 0.059%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.055%
- Rondônia 0.051%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 12,823 | 0.029% |
| Paraná | 6,790 | 0.059% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,602 | 0.032% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,090 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 3,352 | 0.041% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,590 | 0.034% |
| Goiás | 2,581 | 0.037% |
| Maranhão | 2,338 | 0.035% |
| Bahia | 2,163 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,907 | 0.050% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,725 | 0.047% |
| Pernambuco | 1,669 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,515 | 0.055% |
| Amazonas | 1,438 | 0.037% |
| Ceará | 1,371 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,164 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 897 | 0.029% |
| Distrito Federal | 868 | 0.031% |
| Rondônia | 800 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 734 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 646 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 527 | 0.072% |
| Sergipe | 523 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 435 | 0.029% |
| Piauí | 432 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 376 | 0.059% |
| Acre | 335 | 0.040% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jhonatan
It adds an H after the J, without the final TH.
About the name Jonatan
Jonatan and Jonathan come from Hebrew Yehonatan, contracted to Yonatan, 'Yahweh gave', formed by yeho, a reference to the Hebrew God, and natan, 'to give', according to Behind the Name; in the Old Testament, it is the name of Saul's eldest son. Wiktionary translates the Hebrew as 'God gave' and records Jonathan in Portuguese as a borrowing from English. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 48,324 people named Jonatan, with a median age of 25. Jhonatan, Jhonathan and Johnatan are among the written variants that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists for Jonatan.
Other spellings of Jonatan
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Jonathan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jhonatan
What does the name Jhonatan mean?
Jhonatan means “'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Jonatan, of which Jhonatan is a spelling.
How many people are named Jhonatan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 61,691 people with the first name Jhonatan, which ranks it number 495 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jhonatan a boy's or a girl's name?
Jhonatan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 376 women and 61,315 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jhonatan?
Jhonatan is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jhonatan most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.072% of the state's population is named Jhonatan (527 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jhonatan?
Jonathan, Jonatan, Jhonathan and Johnatan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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