Meaning of the nameJosivane
- Unisex
- Jo-si-va-ne
Josivane is a name of Brazilian formation with no documented origin, beginning with the element Josi- and ending in -ane.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,389 people named Josivane, the 6,615th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Josivane 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)
- 1,389
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,615
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,335
- people
Josivane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josivane, 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 (442 people).
1,243 women 146 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 Josivane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josivane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 391 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 121 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 117 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 114 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 97 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 59 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 53 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josivane
The origin of Josivane is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Josi- (or Jozi-) as an initial element of uncertain origin, whose oldest attested name is Josimar, and -ane as an ending of female names coming from French. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,389 people named Josivane, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josivane
What does the name Josivane mean?
The meaning of Josivane 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 Josivane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,389 people with the first name Josivane, which ranks it number 6,615 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josivane a boy's or a girl's name?
Josivane is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,243 women and 146 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josivane most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Josivane (391 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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