Meaning of the nameJoanice
- Female
- Jo-a-ni-ce
Joanice is a female name used in Brazil whose beginning matches that of Joana; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Joanice 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)
- 5,690
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,509
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,177
- people
Joanice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joanice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,471 people).
5,641 women 49 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 Joanice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joanice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.018%
- Mato Grosso 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,571 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 643 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 383 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 295 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 199 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 174 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 171 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 167 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 115 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 93 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 86 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 76 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joanice
The beginning Joa- matches that of Joana, which Behind the Name gives as the Portuguese form of Greek Ioanna, feminine of Ioannes (João), with Hebrew roots Yahweh and ḥanan. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Jo- as a probable fragment of traditional names such as José and João. The origin of the ending -nice and of the spelling Joanice is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,690 people named Joanice, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (JO-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Joanna · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Joanice
What does the name Joanice mean?
The meaning of Joanice 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 Joanice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,690 people with the first name Joanice, which ranks it number 2,509 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joanice a boy's or a girl's name?
Joanice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,641 women and 49 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joanice most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.018% of the state's population is named Joanice (2,571 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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