Meaning of the nameJoceane
- Female
- Jo-ce-a-ne
Joceane is a female name ending in -ane, an element of French origin found in names such as Luciane and Cristiane; the origin of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Joceane is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,207
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,282
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,263
- people
Joceane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joceane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (514 people).
1,195 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Joceane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joceane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 265 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 195 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 134 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 105 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 99 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 76 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 21 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joceane
The origin of the name Joceane is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ane as coming from French -anne, an element of names such as Cristiane, Luciane and Juliane that, by all indications, gained popularity from the 1950s on, and records Jo- as a probable fragment of José and João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,207 people named Joceane, almost always women, with a median age of 37, most born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joseane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joceane
What does the name Joceane mean?
The meaning of Joceane is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joceane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,207 people with the first name Joceane, which ranks it number 7,282 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joceane a boy's or a girl's name?
Joceane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,195 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joceane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Joceane (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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