Meaning of the nameJonhatan

Jonhatan is a spelling of the biblical name Jonathan, of Hebrew origin, which means 'Yahweh gave'.

Meaning

“Yahweh gave (meaning of Jonathan, the base name)”

Source: Wiktionary: Jonathan · Behind the Name: Jonathan

People (2022): 1,436
Rank in Brazil: #6,460
Median age: 24 years
2010 Census: 1,080; people

Jonhatan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jonhatan, 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 (616 people).

0 women 1,426 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 Jonhatan is most common

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

Ceará 0.001%
Paraná 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
Rio de Janeiro 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	359	0.001%
Minas Gerais	136	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	119	0.001%
Ceará	106	0.001%
Paraná	101	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	78	0.001%
Santa Catarina	72	0.001%
Goiás	68	0.001%
Bahia	59	0.000%
Pernambuco	49	0.001%
Pará	46	0.001%
Maranhão	27	0.000%
Distrito Federal	27	0.001%
Amazonas	23	0.001%
Alagoas	23	0.001%
Sergipe	20	0.001%
Paraíba	19	0.001%
Espírito Santo	19	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	19	0.001%

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

About the name Jonhatan

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jonhatan among the graphic variants of Jonatan, together with Jonathan. Behind the Name explains that Jonathan comes from Hebrew Yehonatan, contracted to Yonatan, from yeho, a reference to the Hebrew God, and natan, 'to give', and gives Jônatas as the Brazilian form; Wiktionary translates it as 'God gave'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,436 people named Jonhatan, with a median age of 24.

Sources

Wiktionary: Jonathan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Jonhatan

What does the name Jonhatan mean?

Jonhatan means “Yahweh gave (meaning of Jonathan, the base name)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Jonhatan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,436 people with the first name Jonhatan, which ranks it number 6,460 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Jonhatan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,426 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Jonhatan?

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

In which Brazilian state is Jonhatan most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jonhatan (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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