Meaning of the nameJosenira
- Female
- Jo-se-ni-ra
Josenira is a Brazilian feminine name whose beginning Jose- the Morfemário identifies as a possible variant of the element Josi-; the full origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenira 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)
- 1,230
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,197
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,368
- people
Josenira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenira, 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 (389 people).
1,222 women 0 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 Josenira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 190 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 169 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 85 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 61 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenira
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Josi- as an element of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Josemar, and notes that the variants Jose- and Joze- perhaps should also be considered. The origin of the spelling Josenira is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,230 people named Josenira, with a median age of 50. The name is almost always female in the records, and most of the people were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josenira
What does the name Josenira mean?
The meaning of Josenira 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 Josenira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,230 people with the first name Josenira, which ranks it number 7,197 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josenira a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,222 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josenira most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Josenira (169 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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