Meaning of the nameJozelia
- Female
- Jo-ze-li-a
Jozelia is a female name of uncertain origin, used by women born mostly between 1950 and 1990.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,182 people named Jozelia, the 7,390th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jozelia 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)
- 1,182
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,390
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,175
- people
Jozelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jozelia, 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 (341 people).
1,176 women 0 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 Jozelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jozelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 213 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 128 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 69 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jozelia
The origin of Jozelia is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) suggests treating Joze- and Jose- as variants of each other, but does not document the name Jozelia. IBGE recorded 1,182 people named Jozelia in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jozelia
What does the name Jozelia mean?
The meaning of Jozelia 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 Jozelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,182 people with the first name Jozelia, which ranks it number 7,390 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jozelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Jozelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,176 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jozelia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jozelia (213 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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