Meaning of the nameJosemeire
- Female
- Jo-se-mei-re
Josemeire is a Brazilian female name whose spelling resembles Josemar and Meire, names that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records; its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,158 people named Josemeire, the 7,496th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Josemeire 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)
- 1,158
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,496
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,104
- people
Josemeire in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josemeire, 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 (413 people).
1,152 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 Josemeire is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josemeire in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 348 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 334 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 57 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josemeire
Josemeire begins like Josemar, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains, according to Guérios, as composed of José and an abbreviation of Maria, and ends like Meire, also a given name; the exact structure of Josemeire is not documented, and the origin of the name is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, and most people with it were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,158 people named Josemeire, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Meire · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josemeire
What does the name Josemeire mean?
The meaning of Josemeire 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 Josemeire in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,158 people with the first name Josemeire, which ranks it number 7,496 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josemeire a boy's or a girl's name?
Josemeire is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,152 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josemeire most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Josemeire (334 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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