Meaning of the nameAltemir
- Male
- Al-te-mir
Altemir is a male name ending in -mir, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) associates with Germanic, Arabic or Polish.
Meaning
The meaning of Altemir is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,727
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,361
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,160
- people
Altemir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Altemir, 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 (1,426 people).
23 women 3,704 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 Altemir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Altemir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Acre 0.020%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,117 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 352 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 313 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 262 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 225 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 218 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 166 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 150 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 85 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 71 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 64 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Altemir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives the ending -mir three possible sources: Germanic mir ('famous, illustrious'), Arabic mir ('prince') and Polish mir ('peace'), the last one through names such as Casimiro. The origin of the beginning Alte- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole is not known for certain. The largest group was born in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,727 people named Altemir, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Altemir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mir) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Altemir
What does the name Altemir mean?
The meaning of Altemir is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Altemir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,727 people with the first name Altemir, which ranks it number 3,361 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Altemir a boy's or a girl's name?
Altemir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 3,704 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Altemir most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.020% of the state's population is named Altemir (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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