Meaning of the nameJoane
- Female
- Jo-a-ne
Joane is a predominantly female name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin; it ends in -ane, an element that forms female names.
Meaning
The meaning of Joane 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)
- 6,419
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,300
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,137
- people
Joane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joane, 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 (1,589 people).
5,843 women 576 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 Joane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,433 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 647 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 454 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 451 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 425 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 358 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 343 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 230 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 208 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 199 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 191 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 166 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 165 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 141 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 140 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 134 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 107 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 96 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 92 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 75 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 69 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 39 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joane
The origin of Joane in Brazil is uncertain. In medieval Galician-Portuguese, Joane was a form of João, from Latin Iohannes, but that does not show the origin of the present-day name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ane as a name-forming element, coming from French -anne, and Jo- as a probable fragment of traditional names such as José and João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,419 people named Joane, with a median age of 26. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is a predominantly female name, given mostly to people born between the 1980s and 2000.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wikcionário: Joane · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Joane
What does the name Joane mean?
The meaning of Joane 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 Joane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,419 people with the first name Joane, which ranks it number 2,300 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joane a boy's or a girl's name?
Joane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,843 women and 576 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Joane (1,433 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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