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Meaning of the nameJoan

Joan is a male name of Hebrew origin, a Catalan and Occitan form of John (João), meaning "Yahweh is gracious".

Meaning

“Yahweh is gracious (form of João)”

Source: Wiktionary: Joan · Behind the Name: John

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People (2022)
3,923
Rank in Brazil
#3,235
Median age
23 years
2010 Census
3,556
people

Joan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Joan, 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 (1,142 people).

189 women 3,734 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 Joan is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Norte 0.008%
  2. Sergipe 0.006%
  3. Paraíba 0.006%
  4. Maranhão 0.005%
  5. Bahia 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia5030.004%
São Paulo4560.001%
Maranhão3100.005%
Rio Grande do Norte2700.008%
Pernambuco2640.003%
Paraíba2240.006%
Rio de Janeiro1980.001%
Pará1960.002%
Minas Gerais1660.001%
Sergipe1380.006%
Ceará1300.002%
Goiás1260.002%
Santa Catarina1210.002%
Amazonas1150.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1060.001%
Alagoas1020.003%
Paraná970.001%
Mato Grosso770.002%
Piauí650.002%
Espírito Santo520.001%
Tocantins440.003%
Distrito Federal420.002%
Roraima320.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul280.001%
Rondônia250.002%
Amapá250.003%

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

About the name Joan

Wiktionary records Joan as a Catalan male name, from Latin Iohannes, from Greek and from Hebrew Yôḥānān, "Yahweh is gracious". Behind the Name explains the Hebrew as yo (Yahweh) plus ḥanan ("to be gracious") and lists Joan as a Catalan and Occitan form of John; Johann appears as a German form and Johan as a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes. The corresponding Portuguese form is João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,923 people named Joan, the most common spelling in the group.

Catalan and Occitan form; Behind the Name also records a female Joan, in English use.

Other spellings of Joan

SpellingPeople (2022)
Joan3,923
Johann1,619
Johan1,508

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Joan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Joan · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Johann · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Johann · behindthename.com · origin
  6. Wiktionary: Johan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  7. Behind the Name: Johan · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Joan

What does the name Joan mean?

Joan means “Yahweh is gracious (form of João)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Joan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,923 people with the first name Joan, which ranks it number 3,235 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Joan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 189 women and 3,734 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Joan?

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

In which Brazilian state is Joan most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.008% of the state's population is named Joan (270 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Joan?

Johann and Johan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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