Meaning of the nameJosimere
- Female
- Jo-si-me-re
Josimere is a Brazilian female name that begins with Josi-, a formative of uncertain origin that the Morphemary relates to Josimar.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,001 people named Josimere, the 8,288th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Josimere 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)
- 1,001
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,288
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,303
- people
Josimere in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josimere, 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 (354 people).
997 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 Josimere is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josimere in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 281 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 133 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 112 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 63 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josimere
The beginning Josi- is a formative of uncertain origin, whose oldest dictionary-listed name is Josimar, perhaps a variant of Josemar, which Guérios considers composed of José and an abbreviation of Maria, according to the Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The origin of the ending -mere is not known, so the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,001 people named Josimere, with a median age of 42. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born between the 1970s and the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josimere
What does the name Josimere mean?
The meaning of Josimere 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 Josimere in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,001 people with the first name Josimere, which ranks it number 8,288 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josimere a boy's or a girl's name?
Josimere is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 997 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josimere most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Josimere (281 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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