Meaning of the nameJoseano
- Male
- Jo-se-a-no
Joseano is a Brazilian male name formed from Jose- and the ending -ano, and its meaning as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,878 people named Joseano, the 5,321st 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 Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Joseano 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)
- 1,878
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,321
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,083
- people
Joseano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joseano, 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 (849 people).
25 women 1,853 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 Joseano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joseano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 376 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 241 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 181 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 176 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 142 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 123 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 95 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 75 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 55 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joseano
In the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the element JOSI-, JOZI- (with the variant Jose-/Joze-) appears in names such as Josemar and Joseane, and its origin is given as uncertain. The ending -ano comes from the Latin suffix meaning 'originating from, belonging to', found in Adriano and Mariano. The origin of Joseano as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,878 people named Joseano, with a median age of 37. It is almost always male, and most were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (JOSI-/JOZI-, -ANO) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joseano
What does the name Joseano mean?
The meaning of Joseano 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 Joseano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,878 people with the first name Joseano, which ranks it number 5,321 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joseano a boy's or a girl's name?
Joseano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 1,853 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joseano most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.006% of the state's population is named Joseano (241 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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