Meaning of the nameJosiani
- Female
- Jo-si-a-ni
Josiani is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation, beginning with the element Josi- and ending in -iani.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,424 people named Josiani, the 4,508th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Josiani 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)
- 2,424
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,508
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,131
- people
Josiani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josiani, 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 (1,173 people).
2,416 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 Josiani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josiani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 650 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 482 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 348 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 266 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 136 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 83 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 81 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 23 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josiani
The name begins with Josi-, an element that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), with no origin known for certain, records in Josiana and Josileide. The origin of Josiani as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,424 people named Josiani, with a median age of 38, almost always women; almost half were born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josiani
What does the name Josiani mean?
The meaning of Josiani 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 Josiani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,424 people with the first name Josiani, which ranks it number 4,508 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josiani a boy's or a girl's name?
Josiani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,416 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josiani most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.006% of the state's population is named Josiani (482 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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