Meaning of the nameYohana
- Female
- Yo-ha-na
Yohana is a feminine name written with an initial Y; the origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Yohana is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,288
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,636
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,046
- people
Yohana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yohana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,732 people).
5,241 women 47 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 Yohana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yohana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 831 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 529 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 513 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 441 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 347 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 312 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 251 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 233 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 221 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 197 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 191 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 189 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 174 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 134 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 106 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 104 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 63 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Yohana
The origin of the spelling Yohana in Brazil is uncertain. Behind the Name records Yohana as the Swahili form of João, a name with Hebrew roots, and Wiktionary lists Yohana as a masculine name in Swahili; neither source addresses the Brazilian feminine use. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Yohanna as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,288 people named Yohana. The name is almost always female.
Written with the H and a single N; it is the spelling cited in the names dictionary entry.
Other spellings of Yohana
Sources
- Behind the Name: Yohana · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Yohana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yohana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Yohana
What does the name Yohana mean?
The meaning of Yohana is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Yohana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,288 people with the first name Yohana, which ranks it number 2,636 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Yohana a boy's or a girl's name?
Yohana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,241 women and 47 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Yohana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Yohana (529 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yohana?
Yohanna and Iohana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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