Joannes

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Mod. Greek

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ʒɔan/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Joannes is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Netherlands than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • NLNetherlands1 in 604(measured from records)
  • BEBelgium≈1 in 23K
  • FRFrance≈1 in 51K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Netherlands (measured from records)

28,597 people

Sources
197 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 604 (inferred from the name graph)

Netherlands

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

Locally spelled Jóannes in FO Faroe Islands.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Mod. Greek

Sources 1

  • Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Attested across 19 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Joannes counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Joannes is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
NL Netherlands—28,5971 in 60428KJoannes63
FR France—≈1,300 est.≈1 in 51K6.2KJoannes197
BE Belgium—≈500 est.≈1 in 23K163Joannes57
PH Philippines—≈350 est.≈1 in 311K—Joannes24
MY Malaysia—≈310 est.≈1 in 107K—Joannes24
FO Faroe Islands#109≈1 est.≈1 in 49K106Jóannes5

28,597 people counted by Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); Hagstova Føroya — Given names, living population (PX-Web, 2024). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Joannes is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Brazil, Spain, Philippines, Peru

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Joannès, Jóannes

  • a separate name6 spellings in the group

    Also written Joa͏̈nnes, Joannès, Joännes, Jōannēs, Jóannes

  • Swahili given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Kenya, Malaysia, Tanzania, Nigeria

    Also written Joanne'S

  • Croatian given name65 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Croatia, Serbia, United States, United Kingdom

    Languages: Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian

    Also written Jovan, John, Yovan, Јован, Йован

  • Czech given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia, Kenya

    Languages: Czech, Slovak

    Also written Joannès

  • Polish given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, Kenya

    Also written Jóannes, Joannès

59 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Joannes is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, An old coin of Portugal and Brazil.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1400160018002000Janus Pannonius, b. 1434Joannes van Doetecum I, b. 1530John Barclay, b. 1582Johannes Meyssens, b. 1612Jan Peeters, b. 1624Johann Kupetzky, b. 1667John Gillies, b. 1792Jo van Heutsz, b. 1851Joannes Cassianus Pompe, b. 1901Paul Janssen, b. 1926
  • Janus Pannoniusb. 1434HRnot in their usual nameCroatian-Hungarian poet
  • Joannes van Doetecum Ib. 1530NLengraver from the Northern Netherlands (1530–1605)
  • John Barclayb. 1582FRnot in their usual nameScottish writer
  • Johannes Meyssensb. 1612BEnot in their usual nameFlemish Baroque painter, engraver, and printer (1612-1670)
  • Jan Peetersb. 1624BEnot in their usual nameFlemish painter (1624-1678)
  • Johann Kupetzkyb. 1667CZnot in their usual nameCzech painter and portrait painter (1667–1740)
  • John Gilliesb. 1792GBnot in their usual nameScottish botanist (1792-1834)
  • Jo van Heutszb. 1851NLnot in their usual nameDutch general (1851-1924)
  • Joannes Cassianus Pompeb. 1901NLDutch pathologist (1901-1945)
  • Paul Janssenb. 1926BEnot in their usual nameBelgian scientist, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica (1926–2003)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalBonjour Joannes,Hi Joannes, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 38 sources across 22 countries.

Official registers attesting Joannes
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1961202—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1981201—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1951192—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1941172—
BE BelgiumFamilienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register)2008163#10,203
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1991148—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1931144—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1921143—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1971130—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1901103—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1911101—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)189189—

Reference works 4

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Joannes mean, and where does it come from?
Mod. Greek Recorded by Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names.
What are other forms of the name Joannes?
In the etymology graph, John, Juan and Ivan are forms of the same name in other languages.
Is Joannes a male or female name?
Joannes is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Joannes have the most bearers?
In the Netherlands, the national register counted about 29 thousand people named Joannes, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled joannes.
Where is Joannes most common?
Joannes is densest in the Netherlands, where the national register counts about 1 in 604 people carrying it.
How do you pronounce Joannes?
A machine transcription gives /ʒɔan/ (IPA) for French.
How common is the name Joannes?
In the Netherlands, the national register counted 28,597 people named Joannes, about 1 in 604 residents.
How common is Joannes compared with other names?
In Faroe Islands, Joannes is the 109th most common given name of 194 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Joannes” — the 109th most common given name in Faroe Islands. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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