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Meaning of the nameJhonathan

Jhonathan 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 Jhonathan is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Jonathan · Wiktionary: Jonathan

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People (2022)
9,633
Rank in Brazil
#1,768
Median age
23 years
2010 Census
4,946
people

Jhonathan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jhonathan, 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 (4,002 people).

63 women 9,570 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 Jhonathan is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.010%
  2. Goiás 0.008%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.007%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,1210.005%
Minas Gerais1,2530.006%
Paraná1,1620.010%
Rio de Janeiro9440.006%
Goiás5940.008%
Santa Catarina3630.005%
Pará2910.004%
Mato Grosso2590.007%
Pernambuco2490.003%
Maranhão2440.004%
Espírito Santo2260.006%
Bahia2250.002%
Amazonas2250.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul2200.008%
Ceará1990.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1550.001%
Alagoas1410.005%
Distrito Federal1410.005%
Paraíba1190.003%
Rio Grande do Norte1050.003%
Rondônia860.005%
Tocantins740.005%
Piauí610.002%
Sergipe530.002%
Roraima510.008%
Amapá420.006%
Acre300.004%

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

The spelling Jhonathan

It brings together the initial JH and 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

SpellingPeople (2022)
Jonathan81,734
Jhonatan61,691
Jonatan48,324
Jhonathan9,633
Johnatan3,745

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Jonathan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Jhonathan

What does the name Jhonathan mean?

Jhonathan means “'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Jonatan, of which Jhonathan is a spelling.

How many people are named Jhonathan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,633 people with the first name Jhonathan, which ranks it number 1,768 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Jhonathan a boy's or a girl's name?

Jhonathan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 63 women and 9,570 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jhonathan?

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

In which Brazilian state is Jhonathan most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.010% of the state's population is named Jhonathan (1,162 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Jhonathan?

Jonathan, Jhonatan, Jonatan and Johnatan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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