Meaning of the nameJosuel
- Male
- Jo-su-el
Josuel is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, with more records among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Josuel 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)
- 12,423
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,471
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,083
- people
Josuel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josuel, 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 (2,901 people).
53 women 12,370 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 Josuel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josuel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.026%
- Alagoas 0.024%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Mato Grosso 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 2,316 | 0.026% |
| São Paulo | 2,134 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,399 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 1,077 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 748 | 0.024% |
| Maranhão | 577 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 554 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 468 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 436 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 417 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 371 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 362 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 214 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 206 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 171 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 169 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 125 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 109 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josuel
The origin of the spelling Josuel is uncertain. The name begins with Josu-, like Josué, and ends in -el, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the Hebrew el, 'God', in traditional names such as Daniel and Gabriel and in Brazilian names such as Josiel and Janiel. The same Morfemário treats the beginning Jo- as a fragment probably taken from names such as José and João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,423 people named Josuel, with a median age of 40, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josuel
What does the name Josuel mean?
The meaning of Josuel 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 Josuel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,423 people with the first name Josuel, which ranks it number 1,471 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josuel a boy's or a girl's name?
Josuel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 53 women and 12,370 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josuel most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.026% of the state's population is named Josuel (2,316 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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