Meaning of the nameJoselia
- Female
- Jo-se-li-a
Joselia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded with the variants Joselhia and Jozelia and, proportionally, most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Joselia 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)
- 32,621
- Rank in Brazil
- #772
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 34,504
- people
Joselia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joselia, 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 (9,253 people).
32,459 women 162 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 Joselia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joselia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.055%
- Maranhão 0.049%
- Piauí 0.042%
- Bahia 0.033%
- Pernambuco 0.029%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,616 | 0.033% |
| São Paulo | 3,815 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 3,304 | 0.049% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,008 | 0.019% |
| Pernambuco | 2,589 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 2,201 | 0.055% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,867 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,666 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 1,379 | 0.042% |
| Pará | 1,045 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 934 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 927 | 0.028% |
| Ceará | 912 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 657 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 617 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 473 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 392 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 391 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 383 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 382 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 336 | 0.022% |
| Amazonas | 217 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 152 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 148 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 112 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 55 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joselia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Joselia, with the spelling variants Joselhia and Jozelia. The beginning recalls José, and the Morfemário describes Jo- as a probable shortening of traditional given names such as José and João, but the origin of Joselia as a whole is uncertain and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. It is a name almost always female, most frequent among people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 32,621 people named Joselia, with a median age of 45.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joselia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joselia
What does the name Joselia mean?
The meaning of Joselia 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 Joselia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 32,621 people with the first name Joselia, which ranks it number 772 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joselia a boy's or a girl's name?
Joselia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 32,459 women and 162 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joselia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.055% of the state's population is named Joselia (2,201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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