Meaning of the nameJosildo
- Male
- Jo-sil-do
Josildo is a Brazilian masculine name whose ending -ildo comes from Germanic hild, 'combat', but the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,600 people named Josildo, the 4,304th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Josildo 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)
- 2,600
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,304
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,935
- people
Josildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josildo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (875 people).
0 women 2,597 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 Josildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.011%
- Pernambuco 0.008%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 676 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 434 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 309 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 84 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 66 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josildo
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ildo as coming from Germanic hild or hilde, 'combat', and says the origin of the beginning Josi- is uncertain, with Josimar among the oldest recorded forms. The meaning of Josildo as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,600 people named Josildo, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josildo
What does the name Josildo mean?
The meaning of Josildo 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 Josildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,600 people with the first name Josildo, which ranks it number 4,304 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Josildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,597 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josildo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.011% of the state's population is named Josildo (434 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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