Meaning of the nameJocineia
- Female
- Jo-ci-nei-a
Jocineia is a Brazilian feminine name whose ending -neia recalls the element -néia in feminine names in the country, and its full meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,259 people named Jocineia, the 7,097th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocineia 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)
- 1,259
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,097
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,311
- people
Jocineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocineia, 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 (394 people).
1,256 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 Jocineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 332 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 163 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 143 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 136 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 96 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocineia
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -néia as an element of feminine names, perhaps taken from Dulcinéia or associated with the formative -ney, with examples such as Lucinéia and Marinéia. The meaning of Jocineia is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,259 people named Jocineia, with a median age of 43; proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo. Most were born between the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocineia
What does the name Jocineia mean?
The meaning of Jocineia 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 Jocineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,259 people with the first name Jocineia, which ranks it number 7,097 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,256 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jocineia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jocineia (143 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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