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Meaning of the nameJohan

Johan is a spelling of the name Joan, which means “Yahweh is gracious (form of João)”.

Meaning

“Yahweh is gracious (form of João)”

Meaning of the name Joan, of which Johan is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Joan · Behind the Name: John

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People (2022)
1,508
Rank in Brazil
#6,243
Median age
21 years
2010 Census
689
people

Johan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Johan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (386 people).

0 women 1,493 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 Johan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Johan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2350.001%
Santa Catarina1560.002%
Paraná1440.001%
Amazonas1070.003%
Rio Grande do Sul890.001%
Roraima870.014%
Minas Gerais830.000%
Rio de Janeiro810.001%
Pará610.001%
Paraíba500.001%
Bahia490.000%
Maranhão440.001%
Ceará420.001%
Pernambuco380.000%
Goiás330.001%
Rio Grande do Norte310.001%
Espírito Santo260.001%
Mato Grosso210.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Sergipe200.001%
Rondônia180.001%
Distrito Federal170.001%
Alagoas150.001%
Acre150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Johan

Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch spelling, with a single final N.

About the name Joan

Wiktionary records Joan as a Catalan male name, from Latin Iohannes, from Greek and from Hebrew Yôḥānān, "Yahweh is gracious". Behind the Name explains the Hebrew as yo (Yahweh) plus ḥanan ("to be gracious") and lists Joan as a Catalan and Occitan form of John; Johann appears as a German form and Johan as a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes. The corresponding Portuguese form is João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,923 people named Joan, the most common spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Joan

SpellingPeople (2022)
Joan3,923
Johann1,619
Johan1,508

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Joan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Joan · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Johann · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Johann · behindthename.com · origin
  6. Wiktionary: Johan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  7. Behind the Name: Johan · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Johan

What does the name Johan mean?

Johan means “Yahweh is gracious (form of João)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Joan, of which Johan is a spelling.

How many people are named Johan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,508 people with the first name Johan, which ranks it number 6,243 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Johan a boy's or a girl's name?

Johan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,493 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Johan?

Johan is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Johan most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Johan (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Johan?

Joan and Johann. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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