Meaning of the nameAlcimara
- Female
- Al-ci-ma-ra
Alcimara is a female name of Brazilian formation, joining the beginning Alci- to the ending -mara.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,274 people named Alcimara, the 7,034th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Alcimara 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)
- 1,274
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,034
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,267
- people
Alcimara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alcimara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (423 people).
1,270 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.
Where the name Alcimara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alcimara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 312 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 130 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 96 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 88 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 44 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alcimara
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Alcimara among the names with the element -mara, which may come from a shortened form of Maria, from the Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or from the Old Tupi marã ('bad'). The beginning Alci- is described as a probable fragment of given names such as Alcione. For this reason, the meaning of Alcimara as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,274 people named Alcimara, with a median age of 37, almost always women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alcimara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Alcimara
What does the name Alcimara mean?
The meaning of Alcimara 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 Alcimara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,274 people with the first name Alcimara, which ranks it number 7,034 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Alcimara a boy's or a girl's name?
Alcimara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,270 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alcimara most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Alcimara (312 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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