Meaning of the nameAlmir
- Male
- Arabic origin
- Al-mir
Almir is a masculine name that Wiktionary derives from the Arabic amīr, 'prince, commander', and that Behind the Name treats as a Brazilian variant of Almiro.
- People (2022)
- 55,370
- Rank in Brazil
- #529
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 64,554
- people
Almir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Almir, 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 (14,674 people).
246 women 55,124 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 Almir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Almir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.047%
- Pernambuco 0.043%
- Bahia 0.042%
- Espírito Santo 0.035%
- Santa Catarina 0.032%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,779 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,469 | 0.047% |
| Bahia | 5,971 | 0.042% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,938 | 0.019% |
| Pernambuco | 3,851 | 0.043% |
| Paraná | 2,902 | 0.025% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,440 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 1,970 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,801 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 1,594 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 1,379 | 0.020% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,337 | 0.035% |
| Amazonas | 1,265 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 1,139 | 0.029% |
| Alagoas | 943 | 0.030% |
| Ceará | 918 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 817 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso | 787 | 0.022% |
| Piauí | 784 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 752 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 625 | 0.028% |
| Distrito Federal | 577 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 445 | 0.028% |
| Tocantins | 407 | 0.027% |
| Amapá | 187 | 0.026% |
| Acre | 152 | 0.018% |
| Roraima | 141 | 0.022% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Almir
The Portuguese entry in Wiktionary derives Almir from the Arabic أَمِير (amīr), 'prince, commander', and compares it with the forms Almir in Slovene, Serbo-Croatian and Albanian. Behind the Name gives another reading: Almir would be a Brazilian variant of Almiro, a name whose meaning the same source considers uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 55,370 people named Almir, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Almyr and Almiir as spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Almir · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Almir · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Almiro · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Almir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Almir
What does the name Almir mean?
Almir means “prince, commander”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Almir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 55,370 people with the first name Almir, which ranks it number 529 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Almir a boy's or a girl's name?
Almir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 246 women and 55,124 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Almir?
Almir is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Almir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.047% of the state's population is named Almir (7,469 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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