Meaning of the nameJosiele
- Female
- Jo-si-e-le
Josiele is a Brazilian female name formed from Josi- and -ele, an ending that the Morfemário links to the French -elle.
Meaning
The meaning of Josiele 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)
- 14,930
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,295
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,564
- people
Josiele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josiele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (5,917 people).
14,805 women 125 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 Josiele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josiele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.027%
- Pará 0.026%
- Amazonas 0.018%
- Paraná 0.013%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 2,112 | 0.026% |
| Paraná | 1,524 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,463 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 1,424 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,408 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 766 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 747 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 695 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 690 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 629 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 385 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 367 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 336 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 317 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 298 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 227 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 226 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 211 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 205 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 201 | 0.027% |
| Alagoas | 200 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 157 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 122 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 72 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 69 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 46 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josiele
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Josiele as Josi- + -ele. According to the Morfemário of the same dictionary, the origin of Josi- is uncertain: the oldest name found with this beginning is Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar, which Guérios considers a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria. The ending -ele comes from the French -elle, linked to the Italian diminutive -ella and to the feminine of the formative -el, and it also appears in Daniele and Gabriele. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,930 people named Josiele, with a median age of 27; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josiele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, -ele) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josiele
What does the name Josiele mean?
The meaning of Josiele 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 Josiele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,930 people with the first name Josiele, which ranks it number 1,295 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Josiele a boy's or a girl's name?
Josiele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,805 women and 125 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josiele most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.027% of the state's population is named Josiele (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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