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Meaning of the nameAdemar

Ademar is a masculine name of Germanic origin, the Portuguese form of Audamar, formed from aud, 'wealth, fortune', and mari, 'famous'.

Meaning

“from the Germanic Audamar: aud, 'wealth, fortune', and mari, 'famous'”

Source: Behind the Name: Otmar

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People (2022)
51,026
Rank in Brazil
#559
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
62,815
people

Ademar in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ademar, 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 (13,093 people).

187 women 50,839 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 Ademar is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.069%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.055%
  3. Paraná 0.043%
  4. Rondônia 0.043%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.041%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo9,4060.021%
Rio Grande do Sul6,0060.055%
Santa Catarina5,2690.069%
Minas Gerais5,0870.025%
Paraná4,9710.043%
Bahia3,4820.025%
Goiás2,1450.030%
Rio de Janeiro1,6990.011%
Pará1,5360.019%
Espírito Santo1,4880.039%
Mato Grosso1,3490.037%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,1190.041%
Pernambuco1,0510.012%
Maranhão8790.013%
Amazonas8520.022%
Paraíba7880.020%
Rondônia6790.043%
Ceará5280.006%
Piauí4670.014%
Rio Grande do Norte4640.014%
Distrito Federal4570.016%
Tocantins4340.029%
Alagoas4050.013%
Sergipe1320.006%
Acre1290.016%
Roraima1130.018%
Amapá910.012%

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

About the name Ademar

Behind the Name describes Ademar as the Portuguese form of Audamar, an old Germanic form of Otmar. In the entry for Otmar, the same source explains the two elements: aud (or ot), 'wealth, fortune', and mari, 'famous'. The entry for Ademar lists Ademir as a variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 51,026 people named Ademar, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Adhemar and Hademar as spelling variants.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Ademar · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Audamar · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Otmar · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ademar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ademar

What does the name Ademar mean?

Ademar means “from the Germanic Audamar: aud, 'wealth, fortune', and mari, 'famous'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ademar in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 51,026 people with the first name Ademar, which ranks it number 559 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Ademar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 187 women and 50,839 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ademar?

Ademar is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ademar most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.069% of the state's population is named Ademar (5,269 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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