Meaning of the nameAmaral
- Male
- Portuguese origin
- A-ma-ral
Amaral is a Portuguese toponymic surname, also used as a given name, that comes from amaral, 'place with many amaros (sage)'.
Meaning
“toponymic surname, from 'place with many amaros (sage)' or 'plantation of amaras'”
Source: Wiktionary: Amaral
- People (2022)
- 1,590
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,019
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,917
- people
Amaral in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amaral, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (398 people).
25 women 1,565 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 Amaral is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amaral in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 245 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 199 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 60 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 59 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amaral
Amaral is a toponymic surname. Wiktionary gives two derivations: from amaral, 'place with an abundance of sage' (from amaro), or from amaral, 'plantation of amaras', a Portuguese grape, with the suffix -al. Which of the two applies in each case is not settled. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,590 people named Amaral, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Amaral · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Amaral
What does the name Amaral mean?
Amaral means “toponymic surname, from 'place with many amaros (sage)' or 'plantation of amaras'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Amaral in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,590 people with the first name Amaral, which ranks it number 6,019 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Amaral a boy's or a girl's name?
Amaral is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 1,565 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Amaral?
Amaral is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Amaral most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Amaral (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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