Meaning of the nameJoselha
- Female
- Jo-sel-ha
Joselha is a Brazilian female name that begins with Jose-, an element of uncertain origin according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil; its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,798 people named Joselha, the 4,083rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Joselha 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)
- 2,798
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,083
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,200
- people
Joselha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joselha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (813 people).
2,784 women 0 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 Joselha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joselha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 408 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 334 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 287 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 278 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 231 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 156 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 127 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 122 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 99 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 67 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 26 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joselha
Joselha begins with Jose-, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats as of uncertain origin; for the name Josemar, Guérios proposes José plus an abbreviation of Maria. The origin of the ending -lha is not documented, so the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,798 people named Joselha, almost always women, most of them born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-/Jose-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joselha
What does the name Joselha mean?
The meaning of Joselha 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 Joselha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,798 people with the first name Joselha, which ranks it number 4,083 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joselha a boy's or a girl's name?
Joselha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,784 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joselha most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.006% of the state's population is named Joselha (231 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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