Meaning of the nameJosinaldo
- Male
- Jo-si-nal-do
Josinaldo is a masculine name of Brazilian formation, Josi- + -naldo, like the feminine Josinalda; the origin of Josi- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Josinaldo 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)
- 16,791
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,191
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,934
- people
Josinaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josinaldo, 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 (5,636 people).
56 women 16,735 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 Josinaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josinaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.113%
- Pernambuco 0.039%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.029%
- Alagoas 0.021%
- Sergipe 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraíba | 4,507 | 0.113% |
| Pernambuco | 3,515 | 0.039% |
| São Paulo | 1,697 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 1,020 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 951 | 0.029% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 919 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 829 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 663 | 0.021% |
| Bahia | 491 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 338 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 325 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 256 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 186 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 162 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 131 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 130 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 97 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 95 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 84 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josinaldo
Josinaldo is a masculine name of Brazilian formation, almost always male in the records. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the feminine Josinalda with the formation Josi- + -nalda. For the ending -aldo/-naldo, the Morfemário gives several possible Germanic origins, such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', or hard/hart, 'strong'; for Josi-/Jozi-, it indicates an uncertain origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,791 people named Josinaldo, with a peak among those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josinalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josinaldo
What does the name Josinaldo mean?
The meaning of Josinaldo 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 Josinaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,791 people with the first name Josinaldo, which ranks it number 1,191 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josinaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Josinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 56 women and 16,735 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josinaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.113% of the state's population is named Josinaldo (4,507 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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