Meaning of the nameJoara
- Female
- Jo-a-ra
Joara is a feminine name that begins with Jo-, a probable fragment of José and João, and ends in -ara; its exact origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 926 people named Joara, the 8,729th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Joara is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 926
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,729
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,003
- people
Joara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joara, 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 (298 people).
917 women 0 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 Joara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 192 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 147 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 115 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 49 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joara
The origin of the spelling Joara is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Jo- as a probable fragment of given names such as José and João, and -ara as a probable fragment of given names such as Jussara, but it does not describe Joara itself. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 926 people named Joara, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. The birth peak is in the 1990s. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joari · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joara
What does the name Joara mean?
The meaning of Joara is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 926 people with the first name Joara, which ranks it number 8,729 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joara a boy's or a girl's name?
Joara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 917 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joara most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joara (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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