Meaning of the nameJoanete
- Female
- Jo-a-ne-te
Joanete is a feminine name ending in -ete, a diminutive suffix of French origin found in Brazilian names such as Marinete and Claudinete.
Meaning
The meaning of Joanete 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)
- 1,245
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,146
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,292
- people
Joanete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joanete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (406 people).
1,202 women 43 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 Joanete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joanete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 142 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 132 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 127 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 125 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 74 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 54 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joanete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ete as a suffix coming from French -ette, which in turn comes from Latin -eta, with a diminutive value. The beginning Jo- is described in the same dictionary as probably taken from traditional names such as João and José, but the exact composition of Joanete is not documented, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,245 people named Joanete, with a median age of 56. It is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joanete
What does the name Joanete mean?
The meaning of Joanete 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 Joanete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,245 people with the first name Joanete, which ranks it number 7,146 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Joanete a boy's or a girl's name?
Joanete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,202 women and 43 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joanete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Joanete (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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