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Meaning of the nameJusefa

Jusefa is a female name whose spelling with U recalls Josefa, the feminine of Joseph in Portuguese and Spanish; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 673 people named Jusefa, the 10,883rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s.

Meaning

The meaning of Jusefa 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)
673
Rank in Brazil
#10,883
Median age
64 years
2010 Census
1,303
people

Jusefa in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jusefa, 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 (192 people).

668 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.

About the name Jusefa

According to Behind the Name, Josefa is the Portuguese and Spanish feminine form of Joseph. Jusefa swaps the initial O for U, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 673 people named Jusefa, with a median age of 64. It is almost always female, with most of those born before 1970.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Josefa · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Jusefa

What does the name Jusefa mean?

The meaning of Jusefa 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 Jusefa in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 673 people with the first name Jusefa, which ranks it number 10,883 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Jusefa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 668 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

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