Meaning of the nameJoanderson
- Male
- Jo-an-der-son
Joanderson is a Brazilian male name formed from Jo- and Anderson, the latter an English name meaning 'son of Andrew'.
Meaning
The meaning of Joanderson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,343
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,668
- people
Joanderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joanderson, 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 (2,218 people).
39 women 6,224 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 Joanderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joanderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.023%
- Bahia 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.010%
- Maranhão 0.008%
- Sergipe 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,981 | 0.014% |
| Paraíba | 898 | 0.023% |
| Maranhão | 570 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 527 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 344 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 324 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 281 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 149 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 145 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 112 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 108 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 84 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 80 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 79 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joanderson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Joanderson as Jo- + Anderson. According to the Morfemário of the same dictionary, Jo- is probably a fragment of traditional given names such as José and João, and Wiktionary explains Anderson as an English name formed from Ander, a Middle English form of Andrew, plus -son, 'son of'. Because the first element is only probable, the meaning of the name as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,263 people named Joanderson, almost always male. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s. Joandersom and Jhoanderson are listed spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joanderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-, -erson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Anderson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Joanderson
What does the name Joanderson mean?
The meaning of Joanderson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joanderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,263 people with the first name Joanderson, which ranks it number 2,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Joanderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Joanderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 39 women and 6,224 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joanderson most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.023% of the state's population is named Joanderson (898 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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