Overview
people
Sample Size
16,959
Gender Distribution
Male:
99.2%
Female:
0.8%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Portuguese
Meaning
Joao is a masculine given name of Portuguese origin. It is the Portuguese version of the name John, meaning 'God is gracious'.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
PT
9,448 samples
99%
BR
5,759 samples
99%
AO
519 samples
99%
US
151 samples
99%
FR
124 samples
98%
MZ
101 samples
100%
ES
100 samples
99%
CH
91 samples
99%
GB
88 samples
97%
CV
61 samples
98%
DE
33 samples
100%
LU
28 samples
100%
MX
28 samples
100%
NL
28 samples
96%
IT
24 samples
96%
SV
24 samples
100%
JP
21 samples
100%
CA
20 samples
95%
BE
15 samples
100%
MA
14 samples
100%
+ 20 more countries
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