Meaning of the nameAltamiro
- Male
- Al-ta-mi-ro
Altamiro is a masculine name of uncertain origin ending in -miro, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Germanic, Arabic or Polish sources.
Meaning
The meaning of Altamiro 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)
- 7,798
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,015
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,348
- people
Altamiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Altamiro, 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 (2,285 people).
0 women 7,779 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 Altamiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Altamiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Minas Gerais 0.010%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,960 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,072 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 787 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 644 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 521 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 474 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 430 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 421 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 370 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 219 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 161 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 124 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 99 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Altamiro
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains that the ending -mir, -mira or -miro can come from at least three sources: the Germanic mir, 'famed, illustrious', the Arabic mir, 'prince', or the Polish mir, 'peace'. Which of them applies to Altamiro is not known for certain, and the full name has no documented meaning. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,798 people named Altamiro, with a median age of 60; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Altamiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Altamiro
What does the name Altamiro mean?
The meaning of Altamiro 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 Altamiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,798 people with the first name Altamiro, which ranks it number 2,015 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Altamiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Altamiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 7,779 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Altamiro most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.011% of the state's population is named Altamiro (787 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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