Meaning of the nameJosuer
- Male
- Jo-su-er
Josuer is a male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists as a spelling variant of Josué, with a final R.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 799 people named Josuer, the 9,686th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 21, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Josuer 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)
- 799
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,686
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,142
- people
Josuer in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josuer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (158 people).
0 women 794 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 Josuer is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josuer in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 119 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 65 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 47 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 46 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josuer
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Josuer, Jozué and Jozuer among the spelling variants of Josué. This listing shows that the spellings go together, but it gives no origin of its own for Josuer. Josué, in turn, comes from the Latin Iōsuē and the Hebrew Yehoshua, according to Wiktionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 799 people named Josuer, with a median age of 21, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josué · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Josué (nome-base) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Josuer
What does the name Josuer mean?
The meaning of Josuer 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 Josuer in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 799 people with the first name Josuer, which ranks it number 9,686 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Josuer a boy's or a girl's name?
Josuer is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 794 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josuer most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Josuer (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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