Meaning of the nameAmaro
- Male
- A-ma-ro
Amaro is a male name of uncertain meaning, perhaps linked to Latin amarus, 'bitter', or to the Visigothic name Amalric.
Meaning
The meaning of Amaro 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)
- 23,543
- Rank in Brazil
- #956
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 33,241
- people
Amaro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amaro, 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 (5,974 people).
74 women 23,469 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 Amaro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amaro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.099%
- Alagoas 0.092%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.024%
- Paraíba 0.010%
- São Paulo 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 8,999 | 0.099% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,907 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 3,051 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 2,869 | 0.092% |
| Minas Gerais | 706 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 565 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 531 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 386 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 270 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 259 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 248 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 207 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 187 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 184 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 166 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 145 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 139 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 120 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 116 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 110 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 65 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amaro
According to Behind the Name, the meaning of Amaro is uncertain: perhaps it is linked to Latin amarus, 'bitter', or comes from the Visigothic name Amalric. The same source associates the name with a legendary saint, says it is popular mostly in Galicia and Asturias, and gives Amara as the feminine. Wiktionary, in the Galician entry, links the name to that of a local saint, San Amaro, not officially recognized by the Catholic Church. In Brazil, it is almost always male and was given most between the 1940s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,543 people named Amaro, with a median age of 61; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Amaro · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Amaro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Amaro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Amaro
What does the name Amaro mean?
The meaning of Amaro 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 Amaro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,543 people with the first name Amaro, which ranks it number 956 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Amaro a boy's or a girl's name?
Amaro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 74 women and 23,469 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Amaro most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.099% of the state's population is named Amaro (8,999 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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