Meaning of the nameJoabi
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Jo-a-bi
- Biblical name
Joabi is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, a spelling variant of Joabe, a form of the biblical name Joab, 'Yahweh is father'.
- People (2022)
- 922
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,752
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,593
- people
Joabi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joabi, 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 (218 people).
0 women 912 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 Joabi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joabi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 145 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 81 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 54 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joabi
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Joabi as a spelling variant of Joabe, which in turn is a variant of Joab, from the Hebrew Ioab, via biblical Latin. Joab is a biblical name that Behind the Name explains as 'Yahweh is father', from yo, a short form of the divine name, and ʾav, 'father'; Wiktionary gives the same reading with a question mark. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 922 people named Joabi, with a median age of 24. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The birth peak is in the 1990s. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joabe · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Joab · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Joab · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Joabi
What does the name Joabi mean?
Joabi means “Yahweh is father”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Joabi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 922 people with the first name Joabi, which ranks it number 8,752 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joabi a boy's or a girl's name?
Joabi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 912 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Joabi?
Joabi is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Joabi most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Joabi (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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