Meaning of the nameJosirene
- Female
- Jo-si-re-ne
Josirene is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that begins with Josi- and ends in -ene, two name elements listed in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Josirene 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)
- 1,232
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,186
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,343
- people
Josirene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josirene, 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 (380 people).
1,217 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 Josirene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josirene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraíba | 178 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 124 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 110 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 90 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 88 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 67 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josirene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Josi- as an element of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Josemar, which Guérios considers a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria. The ending -ene is, according to the same work, probably from French -enne or derived from names such as Irene and Marlene. The origin of the spelling Josirene is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,232 people named Josirene, with a median age of 46; the name is almost always female in the records, and most of the people were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josirene
What does the name Josirene mean?
The meaning of Josirene 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 Josirene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,232 people with the first name Josirene, which ranks it number 7,186 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josirene a boy's or a girl's name?
Josirene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,217 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josirene most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Josirene (178 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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