Meaning of the nameAlmeida
- Unisex
- Arabic origin
- Al-mei-da
Almeida is a name of Arabic origin, coming from a Portuguese place name and also used as a surname.
Meaning
“from Arabic al-māʔida, 'the plateau', the name of a place in Portugal”
Source: Wiktionary: Almeida
- People (2022)
- 634
- Rank in Brazil
- #11,352
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,124
- people
Almeida in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Almeida, 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 (147 people).
76 women 558 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 Almeida is most common
States with the highest share of people named Almeida in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 122 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 32 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Almeida
Wiktionary records Almeida as the name of a town and municipality in the district of Guarda, in Portugal, and as a toponymic surname. The place name comes from Arabic al-māʔida, which the entry glosses as 'the plateau' and attributes to the Dicionário Infopédia da Toponímia. The spelling is the same as that of the surname. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 634 people named Almeida, with a median age of 52.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Almeida · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Almeida
What does the name Almeida mean?
Almeida means “from Arabic al-māʔida, 'the plateau', the name of a place in Portugal”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Almeida in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 634 people with the first name Almeida, which ranks it number 11,352 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Almeida a boy's or a girl's name?
Almeida is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 76 women and 558 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Almeida?
Almeida is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Almeida most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Almeida (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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