Meaning of the nameAlvimar
- Male
- Al-vi-mar
Alvimar is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -mar, a formative with more than one possible origin, and its formation is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Alvimar 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)
- 2,237
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,740
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,528
- people
Alvimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alvimar, 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 (590 people).
64 women 2,173 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 Alvimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alvimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,071 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 283 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 179 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 167 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 117 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alvimar
The origin of the name Alvimar is uncertain. It ends in -mar, a formative that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says may come from Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', from a fragment of Maria, or from the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea'; among names with this ending, the Morfemário lists Gilmar, Lindomar and Josemar, and notes that it is the formative with the greatest gender variation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,237 people named Alvimar, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Alvimar
What does the name Alvimar mean?
The meaning of Alvimar 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 Alvimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,237 people with the first name Alvimar, which ranks it number 4,740 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alvimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Alvimar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 64 women and 2,173 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alvimar most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.005% of the state's population is named Alvimar (1,071 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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