Meaning of the nameJocinei
- Male
- Jo-ci-nei
Jocinei is a male name of Brazilian formation, ending in -nei, a name ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French Ney.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,398 people named Jocinei, the 6,584th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocinei 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)
- 1,398
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,584
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,600
- people
Jocinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocinei, 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 (494 people).
119 women 1,279 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 Jocinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 202 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 195 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 173 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 124 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 122 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 120 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 95 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocinei
The origin of the first part, Joci-, is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains the ending -nei (or -ney) as coming from the French Ney and lists similar names, such as Valdinei and Luciney. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,398 people named Jocinei, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-nei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocinei
What does the name Jocinei mean?
The meaning of Jocinei 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 Jocinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,398 people with the first name Jocinei, which ranks it number 6,584 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocinei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 119 women and 1,279 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocinei most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jocinei (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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