Meaning of the nameJosinalva
- Female
- Jo-si-nal-va
Josinalva is a female name used in Brazil, formed from Josi- and -nalva; the origin of the combination is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Josinalva 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)
- 1,215
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,245
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,295
- people
Josinalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josinalva, 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 (467 people).
1,208 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 Josinalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josinalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 267 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 252 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 120 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josinalva
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Josi- as an element of uncertain origin, with Josimar as the oldest given name found, and lists -alva, -dalva and -nalva as endings that perhaps come from Latin alba, 'white, bright'. Because the first element is uncertain, the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,215 people named Josinalva, with a median age of 45. It is almost always a female name, and almost all the people recorded were born between 1950 and 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josinalva
What does the name Josinalva mean?
The meaning of Josinalva 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 Josinalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,215 people with the first name Josinalva, which ranks it number 7,245 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josinalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Josinalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,208 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josinalva most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.006% of the state's population is named Josinalva (252 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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