Meaning of the nameJoziel
- Male
- Jo-zi-el
Joziel is a male name of uncertain origin, with the ending -el, from Hebrew el, 'God', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,360 people named Joziel, the 6,721st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Joziel 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)
- 1,360
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,721
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,216
- people
Joziel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joziel, 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 (432 people).
0 women 1,353 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 Joziel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joziel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 154 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 150 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 108 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 100 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joziel
The origin of the spelling Joziel is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Joziel as a spelling variant of Josiel, a name formed from Josi- and -el. The Morfemário describes -el as a formative from Hebrew el, 'God', but gives the beginning Josi-/Jozi- an uncertain origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,360 people named Joziel, with a median age of 33; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-EL, JOSI-/JOZI-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josiel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joziel
What does the name Joziel mean?
The meaning of Joziel 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 Joziel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,360 people with the first name Joziel, which ranks it number 6,721 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joziel a boy's or a girl's name?
Joziel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,353 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joziel most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Joziel (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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