Meaning of the nameElismara
- Female
- E-lis-ma-ra
Elismara is a Brazilian female name that ends in -mara, an element of many female names in the country.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,095 people named Elismara, the 7,762nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Elismara 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)
- 1,095
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,762
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,163
- people
Elismara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elismara, 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 (355 people).
1,091 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 Elismara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elismara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 160 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 139 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 79 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elismara
Elismara ends in -mara, an element of names such as Ademara, Alcimara, Gilmara and Vilmara in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which assigns it three possible origins: a hypocoristic form of Maria, Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or Tupi marã ('evil'). The origin of the beginning Elis- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,095 people named Elismara, with a median age of 31. These people are concentrated in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elimara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elismara
What does the name Elismara mean?
The meaning of Elismara 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 Elismara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,095 people with the first name Elismara, which ranks it number 7,762 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Elismara a boy's or a girl's name?
Elismara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,091 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elismara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Elismara (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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