Meaning of the nameJosemir
- Male
- Jo-se-mir
Josemir is a Brazilian male name whose beginning recalls José and whose ending -mir is a name-forming element with more than one origin; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Josemir 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)
- 5,444
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,589
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,139
- people
Josemir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josemir, 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 (1,644 people).
109 women 5,335 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 Josemir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josemir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,011 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 874 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 718 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 302 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 277 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 256 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 215 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 182 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 173 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 164 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 145 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 108 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 85 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 77 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 76 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 73 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 66 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josemir
The beginning Jose- matches José, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as coming from Hebrew Iosef, '(God) adds goods'. The ending -mir is a name-forming element with at least three possible origins according to the same dictionary: Germanic mir, 'famed, illustrious', Arabic mir, 'prince', and Polish mir, 'peace'. Which of them applies to Josemir, and whether the name is formed this way, is not known for certain. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,444 people named Josemir, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-MIR, ZÉ-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josemir
What does the name Josemir mean?
The meaning of Josemir 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 Josemir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,444 people with the first name Josemir, which ranks it number 2,589 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josemir a boy's or a girl's name?
Josemir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 109 women and 5,335 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josemir most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.011% of the state's population is named Josemir (1,011 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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