Meaning of the nameBeijamim
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Bei-ja-mim
- Biblical name
Beijamim is a male name, a Brazilian variant of Benjamim, a Hebrew name that means 'son of the south' or 'son of the right hand'.
Meaning
“variant of Benjamim, 'son of the south' or 'son of the right hand'”
Source: Behind the Name: Benjamin
- People (2022)
- 8,871
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,861
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,489
- people
Beijamim in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Beijamim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (4,539 people).
112 women 8,759 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 Beijamim is most common
States with the highest share of people named Beijamim in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.011%
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Piauí 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,049 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 909 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 621 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 589 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 581 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 473 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 473 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 445 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 421 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 410 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 394 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 373 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 249 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 240 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 201 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 188 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 181 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 168 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 153 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 149 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 136 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 123 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 108 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 107 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 54 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 38 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 38 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Beijamim
Beijamim is a variant of Benjamim by word substitution, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which interprets it as Beija + mim, 'kiss me'. Benjamim comes from the Hebrew Binyamin, from ben, 'son', and yamin, 'right hand' or 'south', according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,871 people named Beijamim, with a median age of 3; the vast majority were born from 2010 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Beijamim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Benjamin · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Benjamim · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Beijamim
What does the name Beijamim mean?
Beijamim means “variant of Benjamim, 'son of the south' or 'son of the right hand'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Beijamim in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,871 people with the first name Beijamim, which ranks it number 1,861 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Beijamim a boy's or a girl's name?
Beijamim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 112 women and 8,759 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Beijamim?
Beijamim is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Beijamim most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.011% of the state's population is named Beijamim (168 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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