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Meaning of the nameJudete

Judete is a female name of uncertain origin, spelled close to Judite, the Portuguese form of Judith.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,539 people named Judete, the 6,138th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Judete 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)
1,539
Rank in Brazil
#6,138
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
1,267
people

Judete in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Judete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (431 people).

1,476 women 63 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 Judete is most common

States with the highest share of people named Judete in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.003%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia4190.003%
São Paulo3580.001%
Minas Gerais1220.001%
Pernambuco810.001%
Rio de Janeiro790.001%
Sergipe480.002%
Mato Grosso410.001%
Espírito Santo400.001%
Paraná390.000%
Goiás390.001%
Alagoas360.001%
Rio Grande do Sul250.000%
Pará250.000%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Piauí230.001%
Santa Catarina190.000%
Paraíba180.001%
Maranhão160.000%
Rio Grande do Norte160.001%
Amazonas150.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Judete

The origin of the spelling Judete is uncertain. It is similar to Judite, which Behind the Name lists as the Portuguese form of Judith, from Hebrew Yehudit. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,539 people named Judete, with a median age of 56. It is almost always a female name, and proportionally it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Judith · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Judite · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Judete

What does the name Judete mean?

The meaning of Judete 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 Judete in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,539 people with the first name Judete, which ranks it number 6,138 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Judete a boy's or a girl's name?

Judete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,476 women and 63 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Judete most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Judete (419 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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