Meaning of the nameJosenir
- Unisex
- Jo-se-nir
Josenir is a name of Brazilian formation, used for women and men, beginning with Jose-, a formative of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenir 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)
- 3,720
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,364
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,377
- people
Josenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenir, 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 (1,135 people).
1,594 women 2,126 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 Josenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Ceará 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 453 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 362 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 353 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 285 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 263 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 226 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 174 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 156 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 115 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 110 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 98 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 93 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 82 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 67 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 58 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenir
In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Josenilda is analyzed as Jose- + -nilda, and the morpheme list treats the formative Josi-/Jozi- as of uncertain origin, also considering the variants Jose-/Joze-, through vowel raising. The origin of Josenir as a whole is uncertain and its meaning is not known for certain. The largest group was born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,720 people named Josenir, with a median age of 46.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, Jozi-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josenir
What does the name Josenir mean?
The meaning of Josenir 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 Josenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,720 people with the first name Josenir, which ranks it number 3,364 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,594 women and 2,126 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josenir most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.005% of the state's population is named Josenir (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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