Meaning of the nameDemir
- Male
- De-mir
Demir is a male name that, in Turkish, is the word for 'iron'; in Brazil, the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classifies it as a brasileirismo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 842 people named Demir, the 9,308th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Demir 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)
- 842
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,308
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,070
- people
Demir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Demir, 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 (216 people).
43 women 799 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 Demir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Demir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 156 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 59 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 50 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Demir
Wiktionary records Demir as a Turkish male name, from the word demir, 'iron', and as an Albanian male name, from Ottoman Turkish; Behind the Name gives the Turkish 'iron' and lists its use in Turkish and Bosnian. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives only 'brasileirismo' as the etymology and De- + -mir as the formation. Which of these origins applies to the use in Brazil is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 842 people named Demir, with a median age of 50. It is almost always a male name, with more records in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Demir · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Demir · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Demir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Demir
What does the name Demir mean?
The meaning of Demir 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 Demir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 842 people with the first name Demir, which ranks it number 9,308 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Demir a boy's or a girl's name?
Demir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 43 women and 799 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Demir most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Demir (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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