Meaning of the nameAldemir
- Male
- Al-de-mir
Aldemir is a Brazilian male name ending in -mir, a formative that may come from Germanic, Arabic or Polish; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Aldemir is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 14,644
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,308
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,215
- people
Aldemir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aldemir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (3,920 people).
297 women 14,347 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 Aldemir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aldemir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Acre 0.029%
- Amazonas 0.022%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
- Tocantins 0.015%
- Pernambuco 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,926 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 1,284 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,004 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 975 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 904 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 859 | 0.022% |
| Maranhão | 797 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 795 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 664 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 551 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 548 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 535 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 425 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 396 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 393 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 305 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 291 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 282 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 244 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 241 | 0.029% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 238 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 233 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 217 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 212 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 164 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 86 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 75 | 0.012% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aldemir
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil points to at least three possible sources for the ending -mir: Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious', found in inherited names such as Aldimir, Ramiro and Valdomiro; Arabic mir, 'prince', as in Almir and Samir; and Polish mir, 'peace', which would have Casimiro as its model. The same Morfemário cites Aldemira among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of the beginning Alde- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,644 people named Aldemir, with a median age of 47. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Acre.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aldemir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aldimir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Aldemir
What does the name Aldemir mean?
The meaning of Aldemir is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Aldemir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,644 people with the first name Aldemir, which ranks it number 1,308 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Aldemir a boy's or a girl's name?
Aldemir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 297 women and 14,347 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aldemir most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.029% of the state's population is named Aldemir (241 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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