Meaning of the nameJosevania
- Female
- Jo-se-va-ni-a
Josevania is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with Jose-, an element of unclear origin; the origin of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Josevania 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)
- 1,963
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,179
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,720
- people
Josevania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josevania, 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 (748 people).
1,955 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 Josevania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josevania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.010%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 338 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 300 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 287 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 230 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 149 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 92 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 32 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josevania
Josevania begins with Jose-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) suggests treating as a variant of Josi-/Jozi-, an element whose origin is not clarified; the Morfemário lists Josivania among the names with this beginning. The ending -vania appears in names such as Josivania, Jovania and Rosivania, cited in the Morfemário, but the origin of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,963 people named Josevania, with a median age of 39. Most were born between the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Josevania
What does the name Josevania mean?
The meaning of Josevania 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 Josevania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,963 people with the first name Josevania, which ranks it number 5,179 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josevania a boy's or a girl's name?
Josevania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,955 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josevania most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.010% of the state's population is named Josevania (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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