Meaning of the nameJoatan
- Male
- Jo-a-tan
Joatan is a male name with a spelling without an accent and without an h, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,326 people named Joatan, the 6,849th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Joatan 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)
- 1,326
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,849
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,527
- people
Joatan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joatan, 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 (327 people).
0 women 1,317 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 Joatan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joatan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 125 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 120 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 105 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 101 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 96 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 52 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joatan
The origin of the spelling Joatan is uncertain. The beginning Jo- is recorded in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a probable fragment of given names such as José and João, but the formation of Joatan is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,326 people named Joatan, with a median age of 34, almost always men, born mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joatan
What does the name Joatan mean?
The meaning of Joatan 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 Joatan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,326 people with the first name Joatan, which ranks it number 6,849 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joatan a boy's or a girl's name?
Joatan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,317 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joatan most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joatan (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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