João Forename
Approximately 676,675 people bear this name
João Forename User-submission:
This name means 'God is full of grace', 'bestowed by God' or 'the grace and mercy of God' and 'God forgives'. It comes from the Hebrew Yehokhanan, Iohanan, composed by the union of the elements Yah, which means 'Yahweh', 'Jehovah', 'God', and hannah, which means 'grace'.
João Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 100% | 315,809 | 1:85 | 8 |
| Portugal | - | 215,252 | 1:48 | 5 |
| Mozambique | - | 88,318 | 1:308 | 45 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 21,850 | 1:79 | 35 |
| Brazil | - | 18,694 | 1:11,460 | 1,247 |
| Cape Verde | - | 13,671 | 1:39 | 3 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1,452 | 1:132 | 7 |
| South Africa | 100% | 774 | 1:70,456 | 6,460 |
| Suriname | - | 378 | 1:1,462 | 325 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 96 | 1:85,557 | 2,901 |
| France | - | 91 | 1:730,443 | 6,622 |
| Sweden | 100% | 57 | 1:172,946 | 6,315 |
| Spain | - | 55 | 1:845,999 | 8,105 |
| Belgium | 100% | 27 | 1:425,557 | 7,369 |
| Canada | 100% | 27 | 1:1,227,162 | 22,440 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Italy | - | 17 | 1:3,591,888 | 20,165 |
| East Timor | - | 16 | 1:76,148 | 197 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 5 | 1:112,810 | 2,667 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Colombia | - | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Senegal | - | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Philippines | - | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
The alternate forms: Joào (56) & Jóão (1) are calculated separately.
João (253,017) may also be a surname.
João Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name means 'God is full of grace', 'bestowed by God' or 'the grace and mercy of God' and 'God forgives'. It comes from the Hebrew Yehokhanan, Iohanan, composed by the union of the elements Yah, which means 'Yahweh', 'Jehovah', 'God', and hannah, which means 'grace'.
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João Demographics
Average Male João Height
172.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joào | 92 | 56 | / |
| Jóão | 92 | 1 | / |
| Joaão | 89 | 3 | / |
| Joãop | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jjoão | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jooão | 89 | 2 | / |
| Juoão | 89 | 1 | / |
| Johão | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joãão | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joãoe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joã | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hdjoão | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jooãoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jooa | 75 | 136 | / |
| Jaoo | 75 | 65 | / |
| Joou | 75 | 10 | / |
| Jaão | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juão | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jooã | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jooan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Johou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jooju | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jaoon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jooey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Joyou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jooas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joujo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joohu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jooam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jooai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jooup | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jujoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joaio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Juoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Juyoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djoou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhoou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joãne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joeio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jooau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joãnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jauoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jouyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jouon | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to João