Meaning of the nameAdevair
- Male
- A-de-vair
Adevair is a Brazilian male name that begins with Ade-, an element the Dicionário de Nomes sees in names such as Aderbal, with no documented derivation for the whole name.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,414 people named Adevair, the 6,527th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Adevair 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)
- 1,414
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,527
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,617
- people
Adevair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adevair, 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 (414 people).
140 women 1,274 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 Adevair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adevair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 367 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 222 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 191 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 166 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 134 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 54 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adevair
The origin of the name Adevair is uncertain, and its meaning is not known. The beginning Ade- is, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), probably a fragment of names such as Aderbal; the formation of Adevair as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,414 people named Adevair, with a median age of 52. Most were born between 1950 and 1979. The records are predominantly male, with some women. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adevair
What does the name Adevair mean?
The meaning of Adevair 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 Adevair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,414 people with the first name Adevair, which ranks it number 6,527 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adevair a boy's or a girl's name?
Adevair is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 140 women and 1,274 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adevair most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.006% of the state's population is named Adevair (222 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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