Meaning of the nameJociel
- Male
- Jo-ci-el
Jociel is a Brazilian masculine name whose ending -el, from Hebrew el, 'God', is common in names such as Josiel and Juciel; the whole name has no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Jociel is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,469
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,521
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,679
- people
Jociel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jociel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,085 people).
27 women 3,442 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 Jociel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jociel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 551 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 353 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 290 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 265 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 226 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 213 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 181 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 173 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 151 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 132 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 118 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 107 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 80 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 63 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jociel
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the formative -el as coming from Hebrew el, 'God', and lists it in traditional names such as Gabriel and Rafael and in Brazilian ones such as Josiel and Juciel. The meaning of Jociel as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,469 people named Jociel, with a median age of 32; the records are almost always male, and most were born between 1980 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jociel
What does the name Jociel mean?
The meaning of Jociel is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jociel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,469 people with the first name Jociel, which ranks it number 3,521 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jociel a boy's or a girl's name?
Jociel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 3,442 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jociel most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jociel (173 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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