Meaning of the nameYohan

Yohan is a masculine name, the French form of Johann, from the family of João, from the Hebrew 'Yahweh is gracious'.

Meaning

“form of Johann and João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”

People (2022): 3,579
Rank in Brazil: #3,455
Median age: 5 years
2010 Census: 931; people

Yohan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Yohan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,475 people).

55 women 3,524 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 Yohan is most common

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

Paraná 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.003%
Amazonas 0.003%
Pará 0.003%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	803	0.002%
Paraná	409	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	308	0.002%
Santa Catarina	254	0.003%
Pará	208	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	205	0.002%
Minas Gerais	192	0.001%
Ceará	119	0.001%
Amazonas	114	0.003%
Maranhão	108	0.002%
Goiás	101	0.001%
Bahia	96	0.001%
Espírito Santo	94	0.003%
Paraíba	75	0.002%
Mato Grosso	65	0.002%
Pernambuco	64	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	55	0.002%
Distrito Federal	55	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	40	0.001%
Piauí	35	0.001%
Rondônia	33	0.002%
Roraima	33	0.005%
Alagoas	28	0.001%
Tocantins	28	0.002%
Amapá	26	0.004%
Sergipe	18	0.001%

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

About the name Yohan

Yohan is the French form of Johann, a name from the family of João, from the Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'. Behind the Name gives as its elements the divine name Yahweh and ḥanan, 'to be gracious', and Wiktionary lists it as equivalent to the English John. Yohann and Yoann are close spellings. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,579 people named Yohan, almost always men, with a median age of 5; most were born from 2010 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Yohan

What does the name Yohan mean?

Yohan means “form of Johann and João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Yohan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,579 people with the first name Yohan, which ranks it number 3,455 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Yohan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 55 women and 3,524 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Yohan?

Yohan is a name of Hebrew and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Yohan most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.004% of the state's population is named Yohan (409 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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