Meaning of the nameJovelino
- Male
- Jo-ve-li-no
Jovelino is a masculine name ending in -ino, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin, while the origin of the beginning Jovel- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jovelino 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)
- 4,463
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,973
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,898
- people
Jovelino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jovelino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (973 people).
28 women 4,435 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 Jovelino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jovelino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 912 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 799 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 438 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 368 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 260 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 225 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 222 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 197 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 135 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 120 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 93 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 69 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jovelino
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Jovelino among the traditional names formed with -ino, a diminutive suffix from Latin, alongside Adelino, Marcelino and Vitorino. The origin of Jovel- is uncertain, and the name as a whole has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,463 people named Jovelino, with a median age of 61. The name is almost always male, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ino) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jovelino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jovelino
What does the name Jovelino mean?
The meaning of Jovelino 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 Jovelino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,463 people with the first name Jovelino, which ranks it number 2,973 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Jovelino a boy's or a girl's name?
Jovelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 4,435 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jovelino most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jovelino (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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