Meaning of the nameJosenei
- Male
- Jo-se-nei
Josenei is a Brazilian masculine name formed from Jose-, linked to José, and -nei, an ending of French origin; the whole has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,024 people named Josenei, the 8,160th 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 Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenei 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)
- 1,024
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,160
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,142
- people
Josenei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenei, 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 (330 people).
92 women 932 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 Josenei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 238 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 204 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 137 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Jose-/Josi- has an uncertain origin: the oldest record, Josimar, is probably a variant of Josemar, which Guérios sees as a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria. The ending -nei comes from French Ney, and the appellative would come from German neu, 'new'. For the whole Josenei there is no documented meaning. It is a predominantly male name, and most people were born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,024 people named Josenei, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (JOSI-, -NEI) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josenei
What does the name Josenei mean?
The meaning of Josenei 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 Josenei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,024 people with the first name Josenei, which ranks it number 8,160 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josenei a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 92 women and 932 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josenei most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Josenei (238 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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