Meaning of the nameCarem
- Female
- Ca-rem
Carem is a spelling of the name Karem.
Meaning
The meaning of Carem 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)
- 2,339
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,598
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,647
- people
Carem in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carem, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (703 people).
2,320 women 0 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 Carem is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carem in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 516 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 432 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 224 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 171 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 123 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 59 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Carem
It swaps the initial K for C and is almost always female; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
About the name Karem
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Karem and Carem among the spelling variants of Karen. Behind the Name describes Karen as a Danish short form of Katherine, and Wiktionary as a popular form of Catarina that arose in medieval Denmark. According to Behind the Name, the etymology of Katherine is disputed, so the meaning of Karem is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,260 people named Karem, with a median age of 24. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Other spellings of Karem
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Karem | 7,260 |
| Carem | 2,339 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Karen · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Karen · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Karen · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Katherine · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Carem
What does the name Carem mean?
The meaning of Carem 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 Carem in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,339 people with the first name Carem, which ranks it number 4,598 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Carem a boy's or a girl's name?
Carem is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,320 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Carem most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Carem (516 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Carem?
Karem. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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