Meaning of the nameJonis
- Male
- Jo-nis
Jonis is a male name of uncertain origin, whose spelling recalls names beginning with Jo-, such as Jonas.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 931 people named Jonis, the 8,699th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Jonis 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)
- 931
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,699
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,451
- people
Jonis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (302 people).
0 women 920 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 Jonis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 171 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 121 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 46 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jonis
The origin of the spelling Jonis is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says that Jo- is probably a fragment taken from traditional names such as José, João and Jonas; a link between Jonis and them is not documented. It is almost always a male name, with most of the people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 931 people named Jonis, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jonis
What does the name Jonis mean?
The meaning of Jonis 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 Jonis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 931 people with the first name Jonis, which ranks it number 8,699 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jonis a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 920 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jonis most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jonis (121 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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