Meaning of the nameJiovana
- Female
- Ji-o-va-na
Jiovana is a female name, a spelling variant of Giovana, a form that Wiktionary treats as a borrowing of Italian Giovanna.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,402 people named Jiovana, the 6,568th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 17, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Jiovana 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)
- 1,402
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,568
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,776
- people
Jiovana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jiovana, 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 (562 people).
1,392 women 0 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 Jiovana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jiovana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 307 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 195 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 109 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 100 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| 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 Jiovana
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jiovana among the spelling variants of Giovana, together with Giovanna and Jiovanna. Wiktionary describes Giovana as a borrowing of the Italian name Giovanna, and Behind the Name has Giovanna as the Italian form of Iohanna, from Yahweh and ḥanan. The origin of the spelling Jiovana itself is not known for certain, so its meaning is not given as certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,402 people named Jiovana, with a median age of 17. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Giovana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Giovana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Giovanna · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jiovana
What does the name Jiovana mean?
The meaning of Jiovana 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 Jiovana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,402 people with the first name Jiovana, which ranks it number 6,568 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jiovana a boy's or a girl's name?
Jiovana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,392 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jiovana most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jiovana (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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