Meaning of the nameJosino
- Male
- Jo-si-no
Josino is a Brazilian male name ending in -ino, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Josino 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)
- 3,708
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,372
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,291
- people
Josino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (855 people).
0 women 3,700 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 Josino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.006%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 596 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 579 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 477 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 205 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 184 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 178 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 157 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 154 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 150 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 124 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 123 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 107 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 93 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 81 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 46 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josino
The origin of the spelling Josino is uncertain. According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -ino is a diminutive affix from Latin, found in names such as Marcelino and Bernardino. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,708 people named Josino, with a median age of 61; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. It is almost always a male name, and most were born before 1970.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josino
What does the name Josino mean?
The meaning of Josino 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 Josino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,708 people with the first name Josino, which ranks it number 3,372 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Josino a boy's or a girl's name?
Josino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,700 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josino most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.006% of the state's population is named Josino (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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