Meaning of the nameArgemiro
- Male
- Ar-ge-mi-ro
Argemiro is a masculine name ending in -miro, an element that may come from Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious'; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,701 people named Argemiro, the 2,859th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Argemiro 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)
- 4,701
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,859
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,757
- people
Argemiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Argemiro, 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 (1,261 people).
0 women 4,690 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 Argemiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Argemiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,166 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 562 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 407 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 393 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 290 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 255 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 225 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 186 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 177 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 148 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 124 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 118 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 89 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Argemiro
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Argemiro among the inherited names with the element -mir, -miro, which may come from Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious', as in Ramiro and Valdomiro; the same source points to Arabic (Almir, Samir) and Polish (Casimiro) origins for the element in other names. The first part, Arge-, has no documented origin. Arjemiro is the recorded spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,701 people named Argemiro, almost always men, with the largest number among those born in the 1940s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Argemiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Argemiro
What does the name Argemiro mean?
The meaning of Argemiro 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 Argemiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,701 people with the first name Argemiro, which ranks it number 2,859 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Argemiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Argemiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,690 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Argemiro most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Argemiro (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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