Meaning of the nameJosina
- Female
- Jo-si-na
Josina is a feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil, most common among people born in the 1940s to 1960s; in Dutch, it is a diminutive of Josepha.
Meaning
The meaning of Josina 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)
- 6,822
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,205
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,569
- people
Josina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,663 people).
6,769 women 53 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 Josina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Piauí 0.007%
- Goiás 0.006%
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,123 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,049 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 783 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 743 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 427 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 294 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 254 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 220 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 187 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 168 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 151 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 141 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 136 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 129 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 115 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 101 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 96 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 93 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 91 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 69 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josina
The origin of Josina in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary lists, in Dutch, a feminine name Josina, a diminutive of Josepha and Josephine. It ends in -ina, a Latin diminutive suffix that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists in names such as Cristina and Valentina. It is an almost always female name of older generations, concentrated among people born in the 1940s to 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,822 people named Josina, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Josina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josina
What does the name Josina mean?
The meaning of Josina 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 Josina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,822 people with the first name Josina, which ranks it number 2,205 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Josina a boy's or a girl's name?
Josina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,769 women and 53 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josina most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Josina (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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