Meaning of the nameJoabson
- Male
- Jo-ab-son
Joabson is a Brazilian masculine name that recalls the biblical name Joab (Joabe) and ends in -son, an English formative meaning 'son of'; the division of the name is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Joabson 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)
- 2,150
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,872
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,155
- people
Joabson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joabson, 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 (801 people).
0 women 2,140 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 Joabson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joabson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 618 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 322 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 221 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 212 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 97 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joabson
Joab is the Hebrew name that Behind the Name explains as 'Yahweh is father', and Joabe is the Portuguese form, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as a variant of Joab, from the Hebrew Ioab by way of biblical Latin. The same dictionary describes the formative -son as coming from English, a patronymic meaning 'son of', and lists it in names such as Clebson and Aldson. The division of Joabson into Joab and -son is not documented, so the meaning of the full name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,150 people named Joabson, with a median age of 26; proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba. The name is almost always male, and most were born between 1980 and 2009.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Joab · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joabe · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joabson
What does the name Joabson mean?
The meaning of Joabson 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 Joabson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,150 people with the first name Joabson, which ranks it number 4,872 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joabson a boy's or a girl's name?
Joabson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,140 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joabson most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.008% of the state's population is named Joabson (322 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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