Meaning of the nameJosivam
- Male
- Jo-si-vam
Josivam is a Brazilian masculine name formed with Josi-, of uncertain origin, and an ending -vam similar to the -van of Josivan.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,175 people named Josivam, the 7,417th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Josivam 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)
- 1,175
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,417
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,604
- people
Josivam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josivam, 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 (423 people).
0 women 1,165 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 Josivam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josivam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Norte | 164 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 156 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 129 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 89 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 88 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 84 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 69 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josivam
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Josi- as an element of uncertain origin, whose oldest given name found is Josimar, and lists Josivan among the names with -van, a formative of doubtful origin that perhaps comes from given names such as Evandro or Ivan. Josivam spells this ending with -m. The exact structure of the name is not documented, so the meaning is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,175 people named Josivam, with a median age of 37. It is almost always male, borne mostly by people born from the 1970s to the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josivam
What does the name Josivam mean?
The meaning of Josivam 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 Josivam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,175 people with the first name Josivam, which ranks it number 7,417 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josivam a boy's or a girl's name?
Josivam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,165 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josivam most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.005% of the state's population is named Josivam (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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