Meaning of the nameAlcemar
- Male
- Al-ce-mar
Alcemar is a Brazilian male name formed with the final element -mar; the origin of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,475 people named Alcemar, the 6,343rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Alcemar 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)
- 1,475
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,343
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,699
- people
Alcemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alcemar, 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 (375 people).
0 women 1,457 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 Alcemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alcemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 594 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 249 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 140 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 128 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 74 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 56 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alcemar
The origin of the name Alcemar is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -mar as a name element with three possible origins: the Germanic -mar ("glory, fame"), a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese noun "mar", 'sea'. Which of them applies to Alcemar is not known for certain, and the beginning Alce- has no documented derivation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,475 people named Alcemar, with a median age of 51; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always male, and most of the people were born between 1950 and 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Alcemar
What does the name Alcemar mean?
The meaning of Alcemar 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 Alcemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,475 people with the first name Alcemar, which ranks it number 6,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alcemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Alcemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,457 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alcemar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Alcemar (594 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Alcemar with a source. See the methodology.