Meaning of the nameElemar
- Male
- E-le-mar
Elemar is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -mar, a formative with three possible origins; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,365 people named Elemar, the 4,564th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Elemar 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)
- 2,365
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,564
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,810
- people
Elemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elemar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (721 people).
61 women 2,304 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 Elemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,406 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 393 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 257 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 29 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elemar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -mar as a formative with three possible origins: the Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the noun mar (Portuguese for 'sea'). Which of them applies to Elemar is not known for certain, and the origin of the beginning Ele- is uncertain. Elmar, a close spelling, is described by Behind the Name as a modern German form of Adelmar or Egilmar, but linking it to Elemar is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,365 people named Elemar, almost always male, most of them born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Elmar · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Elemar
What does the name Elemar mean?
The meaning of Elemar 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 Elemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,365 people with the first name Elemar, which ranks it number 4,564 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Elemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 61 women and 2,304 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elemar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Elemar (1,406 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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