Meaning of the nameJosane
- Female
- Jo-sa-ne
Josane is a female Brazilian name ending in -ane, a formative that the Morfemário attributes to French -anne, with the most records among people born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,352 people named Josane, the 3,596th 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 Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Josane 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)
- 3,352
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,596
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,872
- people
Josane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josane, 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 (998 people).
3,299 women 53 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 Josane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 435 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 377 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 323 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 287 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 249 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 248 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 206 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 199 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 186 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 128 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 117 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 78 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josane
The origin of Josane is uncertain. The ending -ane is a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) attributes to French -anne, and the dictionary lists Josanne, Jozane, Josany, Josani and Jozani as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,352 people named Josane, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The records are almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josane
What does the name Josane mean?
The meaning of Josane 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 Josane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,352 people with the first name Josane, which ranks it number 3,596 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josane a boy's or a girl's name?
Josane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,299 women and 53 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Josane (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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