About Joao
The surname Joao is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the given name João, which is the Portuguese form of John. The name John itself has Hebrew origins and means "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Joao can be interpreted to mean "descendant of João" or "son of John."
The surname Joao is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Joao based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Joao is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Joao in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Joao using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.