Worldwide, João (Joao 
, João , ジョアン 
, among others...) is a prevalent male first name. The given name João is characteristic of Brazil, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Portugal, and Cabo Verde, where it is a widespread male name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Brazil, Portugal, and Angola. Very seldom, João is the last name as well as the forename.
João is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Joao, João | Portugal, Angola, France, Brazil, Mozambique |
| ジョアン | Japan |
| 若昂 | China |
| Жуан | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| جواو | Iran |
Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gean, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Gioan, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Gjoni, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Jan, Janez, Janka, Janos, Jean, Jehan, Jehannes, Jenö, Jenő,
João is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Barbara Gordon , the DC Comics character, The Lego Batman Movie; Dick Grayson , the one of several fictional characters using the identity Robin, Batman & Robin and Martian Manhunter , the fictional superhero that appears in DC Comics' publications, Smallville, and in many other works.
| joão de biclaro Visigoth bishop and chronicler, PT (b. 540) |
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joão peculiar PT (b. 1050) |
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| joão metaxas (b. 1050) |
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| joão soares de paiva Portuguese writer, PT (b. 1140) |
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| joão aires de valadares PT (b. 1150) |
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| joão rodrigues portocarreiro Portuguese nobleman (b. 1175) |
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| joão pires da maia Lord of Maia (b. 1180) |
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joão anes de brito PT (b. 1230) |
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| joão afonso teles de meneses, 1º conde de barcelos Portuguese diplomat, PT (b. 1201) |
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joão martins de soalhães Portuguese bishop and diplomat, PT (b. 1253) |
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| joão afonso telo de meneses Lord of Albuquerque, PT (b. 1205) |
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| joão soares de leomil (b. 1200) |
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| joão peres de vasconcelos PT (b. 1200) |
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| joão soares coelho Portuguese troubadour, PT (b. 1210) |
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| joão forjaz marinho (b. 1200) |
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Reis, Martins, Marques, Machado, Moreira, Almeida, Andrade, Cardoso, Barbosa, Batista, Pereira, Ribeiro, Gabriel, Júnior, Freitas, Carvalho, Teixeira, Henrique, Ferreira, Oliveira, Rodrigues, Fernandes, Vieira, Victor, Carlos, Soares, Dias, Lima, Neto, Silva, Sousa, Souza, Alves, Costa, Paulo, Pedro, Gonçalves, Pinto, Rocha, Gomes, Lopes, Lucas, Nunes, Vitor, Filho, Marcos, Mendes, Santos, Ramos, and Nascimento