Meaning of the nameJosana
- Female
- Jo-sa-na
Josana is a Brazilian feminine name whose beginning Jo- recalls given names such as José and João.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,072 people named Josana, the 4,987th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Josana 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)
- 2,072
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,987
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,254
- people
Josana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josana, 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 (798 people).
2,051 women 21 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 Josana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 431 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 251 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 148 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 143 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 142 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 105 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 83 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 68 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josana
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the beginning Jo- as probably taken from José and João, and the ending -ana as a feminine Latin suffix meaning 'originating from, belonging to'. The derivation of Josana itself is not documented, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,072 people named Josana, with a median age of 37; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josana
What does the name Josana mean?
The meaning of Josana 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 Josana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,072 people with the first name Josana, which ranks it number 4,987 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josana a boy's or a girl's name?
Josana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,051 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josana most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Josana (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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