Meaning of the nameJoseilton
- Male
- Jo-seil-ton
Joseilton is a modern Brazilian masculine name that ends in -ilton, an element taken from names such as Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Joseilton is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,038
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,404
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,730
- people
Joseilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joseilton, 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 (1,941 people).
22 women 6,016 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 Joseilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joseilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.033%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.011%
- Sergipe 0.010%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Pernambuco 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,421 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 1,293 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 837 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 575 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 355 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 281 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 238 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 225 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 211 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 89 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 71 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 48 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joseilton
Joseilton ends in -ilton, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as probably taken from names such as Milton, also found in Hamilton, Nilton and Wilton. The origin of the beginning Jose- and the meaning of the whole are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,038 people named Joseilton, with a median age of 40. It is almost always a man's name, with the most records among men born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joseilton
What does the name Joseilton mean?
The meaning of Joseilton is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joseilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,038 people with the first name Joseilton, which ranks it number 2,404 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joseilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Joseilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 6,016 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joseilton most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.033% of the state's population is named Joseilton (1,293 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Joseilton with a source. See the methodology.