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Meaning of the nameDilamar

Dilamar is a Brazilian name used for men and women, ending in -mar, a formative of various origins; the beginning Dila- is of uncertain origin.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,704 people named Dilamar, the 5,724th 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 Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Dilamar 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)
1,704
Rank in Brazil
#5,724
Median age
50 years
2010 Census
1,880
people

Dilamar in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dilamar, 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 (758 people).

736 women 968 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 Dilamar is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dilamar in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul8380.008%
Santa Catarina1620.002%
Minas Gerais1340.001%
Paraná960.001%
Rio de Janeiro840.001%
São Paulo810.000%
Goiás740.001%
Amazonas410.001%
Pará380.001%
Mato Grosso370.001%
Maranhão260.000%
Distrito Federal150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dilamar

The origin of the name Dilamar is uncertain. It ends in -mar, a formative that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as having more than one possible origin, one of them Germanic mar, 'glory, fame'; the beginning Dila- is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,704 people named Dilamar, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The records come mainly from people born between the 1960s and the 1980s, peaking in the 1970s.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Dilamar

What does the name Dilamar mean?

The meaning of Dilamar 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 Dilamar in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,704 people with the first name Dilamar, which ranks it number 5,724 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Dilamar a boy's or a girl's name?

Dilamar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 736 women and 968 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Dilamar most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Dilamar (838 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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