Meaning of the nameJosiene
- Female
- Jo-si-e-ne
Josiene is a feminine name of uncertain origin, also written Josyene and Joziene, and proportionally most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Josiene 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)
- 7,776
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,021
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,375
- people
Josiene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josiene, 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 (3,084 people).
7,667 women 109 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 Josiene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josiene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.020%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.008%
- Pará 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,367 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 949 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 891 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 471 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 470 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 447 | 0.020% |
| Alagoas | 388 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 366 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 346 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 283 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 252 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 194 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 187 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 181 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 163 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 144 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 119 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 90 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 90 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 69 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 62 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 60 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 46 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 37 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josiene
The origin and meaning of Josiene are not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Josyene and Joziene as spelling variants, which swap the i for y and the s for z. The ending -ene appears in many Brazilian feminine names, such as Rosiene and Darlene, and the morphemary of the same dictionary links it to -ene/-lene, probably from French -enne. Almost always female, the name has more records among people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,776 people named Josiene, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josiene
What does the name Josiene mean?
The meaning of Josiene 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 Josiene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,776 people with the first name Josiene, which ranks it number 2,021 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josiene a boy's or a girl's name?
Josiene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,667 women and 109 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josiene most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.020% of the state's population is named Josiene (447 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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