Meaning of the nameJociane
- Female
- Jo-ci-a-ne
Jociane is a Brazilian female name ending in -iane, an element common in Juciane, Luciane and Raiane; the origin of the beginning Joci- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jociane 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)
- 6,406
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,305
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,258
- people
Jociane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jociane, 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 (2,531 people).
6,348 women 58 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 Jociane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jociane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Paraná 0.008%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Pará 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 882 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 643 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 615 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 611 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 543 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 492 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 379 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 333 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 300 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 207 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 185 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 185 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 173 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 121 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 119 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 118 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 95 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 71 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 65 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 61 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 34 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jociane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -iane as an element that perhaps split off from given names such as Cristiane, and -ane as coming from the French -anne. The origin of Joci- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,406 people named Jociane, with a median age of 35. Most were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always female. Jocianne, Jocyane and Jossiane appear as spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jociane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jociane
What does the name Jociane mean?
The meaning of Jociane 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 Jociane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,406 people with the first name Jociane, which ranks it number 2,305 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jociane a boy's or a girl's name?
Jociane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,348 women and 58 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jociane most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Jociane (643 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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