Meaning of the nameJosean
- Male
- Jo-se-an
Josean is a masculine name beginning with Jose-, a name element of uncertain origin; the full formation is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,314 people named Josean, the 4,630th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Josean 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)
- 2,314
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,630
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,587
- people
Josean in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josean, 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 (773 people).
62 women 2,252 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 Josean is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josean in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 357 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 301 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 293 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 226 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 209 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 172 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 164 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 60 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josean
The origin of the name Josean is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Jose-, with the variant Joze-, as a name element of uncertain origin, in names such as Josemar and Joseane. The formation of Josean itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,314 people named Josean, with a median age of 34. The records are almost always male, and most were born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jose-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joseane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josean
What does the name Josean mean?
The meaning of Josean 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 Josean in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,314 people with the first name Josean, which ranks it number 4,630 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josean a boy's or a girl's name?
Josean is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 62 women and 2,252 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josean most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.009% of the state's population is named Josean (293 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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