Meaning of the nameJosenete
- Female
- Jo-se-ne-te
Josenete is a Brazilian female name ending in -ete, a suffix that comes from French -ette; the origin of the beginning Jose- is uncertain and the meaning of the name is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,519 people named Josenete, the 6,201st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenete 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)
- 1,519
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,201
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,301
- people
Josenete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenete, 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 (483 people).
1,496 women 23 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 Josenete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 255 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 234 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 191 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 147 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 120 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 118 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 94 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ete as a diminutive suffix from French -ette, with examples such as Bernadete and Eliete and Brazilian formations such as Josete and Josinete. For the beginning Jose-, the Morfemário says the origin is uncertain. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,519 people named Josenete, with a median age of 50. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete, JOSI-/JOZI-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josenete
What does the name Josenete mean?
The meaning of Josenete 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 Josenete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,519 people with the first name Josenete, which ranks it number 6,201 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josenete a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,496 women and 23 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josenete most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Josenete (120 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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