Meaning of the nameAlmiro
- Male
- Al-mi-ro
Almiro is a male name used in Portuguese whose meaning is uncertain; Behind the Name presents it as a possible masculine form of Almira.
Meaning
The meaning of Almiro 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)
- 7,017
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,167
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,048
- people
Almiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Almiro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,744 people).
0 women 6,998 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 Almiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Almiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Bahia 0.011%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,493 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,175 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 950 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 880 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 359 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 325 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 255 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 241 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 215 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 169 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 142 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 102 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 84 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 82 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 66 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| 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 Almiro
Behind the Name records Almiro as a Portuguese name of uncertain meaning, possibly a masculine form of Almira, which in turn is a variant of Elmira; for Elmira, the same site suggests a possible shortened form of Edelmira. The ending -miro also appears in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, which lists possible origins for -mir, -mira and -miro. It is almost always a male name, given mostly to people born between the 1940s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,017 people named Almiro, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Almiro · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Almira · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Elmira · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Almiro
What does the name Almiro mean?
The meaning of Almiro 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 Almiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,017 people with the first name Almiro, which ranks it number 2,167 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Almiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Almiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 6,998 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Almiro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Almiro (1,175 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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