Meaning of the nameJosivania
- Female
- Jo-si-va-ni-a
Josivania is a female Brazilian name formed from Josi- and -vânia, classified as a brasileirismo (a Brazilian coinage) by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Josivania 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)
- 7,340
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,105
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,940
- people
Josivania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josivania, 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 (2,770 people).
7,311 women 29 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 Josivania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josivania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.021%
- Paraíba 0.021%
- Alagoas 0.021%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.018%
- Pernambuco 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,499 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 820 | 0.021% |
| São Paulo | 674 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 641 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 594 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 529 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 507 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 473 | 0.021% |
| Maranhão | 367 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 172 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 158 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 109 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 99 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 81 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 80 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josivania
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Josivania as Josi- + -vânia and classifies it as a brasileirismo; Jozivania is the spelling variant listed. The Morfemário treats Josi- as an element of uncertain origin, whose oldest dictionary-listed given name is Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar. The meaning of the whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,340 people named Josivania, with a median age of 35, almost all women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josivania · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josivania
What does the name Josivania mean?
The meaning of Josivania 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 Josivania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,340 people with the first name Josivania, which ranks it number 2,105 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josivania a boy's or a girl's name?
Josivania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,311 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josivania most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.021% of the state's population is named Josivania (473 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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