Meaning of the nameJosenilton
- Male
- Jo-se-nil-ton
Josenilton is a modern Brazilian masculine name that ends in -ilton, an element common in Hamilton, Milton and Nilton.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenilton 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)
- 8,307
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,939
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,584
- people
Josenilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenilton, 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 (2,666 people).
30 women 8,277 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 Josenilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.027%
- Sergipe 0.015%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Maranhão 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,875 | 0.027% |
| São Paulo | 804 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 567 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 436 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 348 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 321 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 265 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 246 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 190 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 164 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 164 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 132 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 98 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 93 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 79 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenilton
The name ends in -ilton, an element that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as probably taken from given names such as Milton and that appears in Hamilton, Nilton, Wilton and Jailton. The origin of Josenilton as a whole is uncertain. The dictionary lists Jozenilton and Josenilton among the spelling variants, alongside Josenlton. It is an almost always male name, concentrated among people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,307 people named Josenilton, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josenilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josenilton
What does the name Josenilton mean?
The meaning of Josenilton 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 Josenilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,307 people with the first name Josenilton, which ranks it number 1,939 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josenilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 8,277 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josenilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.027% of the state's population is named Josenilton (3,875 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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