Meaning of the nameJosineia
- Female
- Jo-si-nei-a
Josineia is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Josi- and -neia, elements used in creating names in Brazil; the meaning of the name is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,280 people named Josineia, the 4,679th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Josineia 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)
- 2,280
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,679
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,440
- people
Josineia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josineia, 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 (854 people).
2,269 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 Josineia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josineia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 305 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 292 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 200 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 182 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 152 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 139 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 74 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josineia
Josineia combines Josi- and -néia, two elements of the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). Josi- is of uncertain origin (the oldest name found with it is Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar), and -néia is perhaps a piece of names such as Dulcinéia or a feminine variant associated with the formative Ney. Since the origin of each element is uncertain, the name itself has no known meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,280 people named Josineia, with a median age of 39, almost always women and mostly born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josineia
What does the name Josineia mean?
The meaning of Josineia 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 Josineia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,280 people with the first name Josineia, which ranks it number 4,679 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josineia a boy's or a girl's name?
Josineia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,269 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josineia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Josineia (139 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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