Meaning of the nameJosenita
- Female
- Jo-se-ni-ta
Josenita is a Brazilian feminine name of undocumented formation, recorded mostly among women born between the 1950s and the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenita 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)
- 2,022
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,076
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,333
- people
Josenita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (639 people).
2,013 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 Josenita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 767 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 291 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 211 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 81 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 79 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 54 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenita
The origin of Josenita is uncertain. The name begins with Jose-, like José, and the morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats the fragment Jo- as derived from José and João, but it does not document Josenita or the ending -ita. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,022 people named Josenita, with a median age of 57. Almost all are female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josenita
What does the name Josenita mean?
The meaning of Josenita 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 Josenita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,022 people with the first name Josenita, which ranks it number 5,076 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Josenita a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,013 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josenita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Josenita (767 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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