Meaning of the nameJosiete
- Female
- Jo-si-e-te
Josiete is a Brazilian female name that ends in -ete, a suffix of French origin, and begins with Josi-, an element of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,412 people named Josiete, the 6,533rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Josiete 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)
- 1,412
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,533
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,513
- people
Josiete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josiete, 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 (482 people).
1,380 women 32 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 Josiete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josiete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 259 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 206 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 148 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 111 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 34 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josiete
The origin of the name Josiete is uncertain, and its meaning is not known. According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), -ete comes from the French -ette, which in turn comes from a Latin diminutive suffix, and appears in female names such as Bernadete and Claudete; the origin of Josi- is uncertain, and the formation of Josiete as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,412 people named Josiete, with a median age of 41. Most were born between 1960 and 1989 and almost all are women. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josiete
What does the name Josiete mean?
The meaning of Josiete 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 Josiete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,412 people with the first name Josiete, which ranks it number 6,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josiete a boy's or a girl's name?
Josiete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,380 women and 32 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josiete most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Josiete (259 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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