Meaning of the nameJoviano
- Male
- Jo-vi-a-no
Joviano is a masculine name that coincides with the Portuguese word joviano, 'relating to Jupiter', and with the Latin name Ioviānus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,281 people named Joviano, the 7,007th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Joviano 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)
- 1,281
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,007
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,645
- people
Joviano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joviano, 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 (324 people).
0 women 1,277 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 Joviano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joviano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 411 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 250 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 177 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 20 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joviano
Michaelis records joviano as an adjective, 'relating to the planet Jupiter', derived from Latin Juppiter, Jovis, and Wiktionary also gives the sense of relating to the god Jove or Jupiter, formed from Jove + -iano. Wiktionary also records the Latin name Ioviānus, formed from Iovis, the genitive of Iuppiter, plus the suffix -iānus, and Behind the Name describes it as a Roman cognomen derived from Iovis. The origin of Joviano as a given name in Portuguese is uncertain, so the page assigns no meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,281 people named Joviano; the name is almost always male, and more people were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Iovianus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Jovian · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: joviano · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Michaelis: joviano · michaelis.uol.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joviano
What does the name Joviano mean?
The meaning of Joviano 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 Joviano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,281 people with the first name Joviano, which ranks it number 7,007 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joviano a boy's or a girl's name?
Joviano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,277 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joviano most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joviano (250 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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