Meaning of the nameDegmar
- Unisex
- Deg-mar
Degmar is a Brazilian name used for both genders, ending in -mar, with records since the 1940s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 904 people named Degmar, the 8,866th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Degmar 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)
- 904
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,866
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,076
- people
Degmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Degmar, 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 (255 people).
510 women 394 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 Degmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Degmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 235 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 165 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 131 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Degmar
The name Degmar ends in -mar, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as having more than one possible origin, among them the Germanic mar, 'glory, fame'; the origin of the whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 904 people named Degmar, with a median age of 51. The records run from the 1940s to the 1990s, with the most people born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Degmar
What does the name Degmar mean?
The meaning of Degmar 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 Degmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 904 people with the first name Degmar, which ranks it number 8,866 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Degmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Degmar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 510 women and 394 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Degmar most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Degmar (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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