Meaning of the nameJovenal
- Male
- Jo-ve-nal
Jovenal is a male name that recalls Juvenal, from Latin Iuvenalis, but the origin of the spelling with O is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,445 people named Jovenal, the 4,481st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Jovenal 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)
- 2,445
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,481
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,643
- people
Jovenal in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jovenal, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (637 people).
0 women 2,433 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 Jovenal is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jovenal in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 311 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 303 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 284 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 177 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 150 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 96 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 73 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 58 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 38 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jovenal
Jovenal recalls the name Juvenal, which Wiktionary records as a learned borrowing from Latin Iuvenālis; Behind the Name links it to the Roman cognomen Iuvenalis, 'youthful', from the root iuvenis. The origin of the spelling with O is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,445 people named Jovenal, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. The largest group was born in the 1960s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Juvenal · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Juvenal · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Jovenal
What does the name Jovenal mean?
The meaning of Jovenal 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 Jovenal in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,445 people with the first name Jovenal, which ranks it number 4,481 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jovenal a boy's or a girl's name?
Jovenal is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,433 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jovenal most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jovenal (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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