Meaning of the nameElmiro
- Male
- El-mi-ro
Elmiro is a male name of uncertain origin that ends in -miro, a formative with more than one possible origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 790 people named Elmiro, the 9,760th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Elmiro 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)
- 790
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,760
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,022
- people
Elmiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elmiro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (188 people).
0 women 787 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 Elmiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elmiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 186 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 101 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 66 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elmiro
The origin of Elmiro is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says the formative -miro can come from three sources: Germanic mir ('famous, illustrious'), Arabic mir ('prince') or Polish mir ('peace'), and lists Belmiro and Delmiro among the traditional names with this ending. Which of them applies to Elmiro is not known for certain. The name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 790 people named Elmiro, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mir, -mira, -miro) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elmiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elmiro
What does the name Elmiro mean?
The meaning of Elmiro 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 Elmiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 790 people with the first name Elmiro, which ranks it number 9,760 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Elmiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Elmiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 787 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elmiro most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Elmiro (186 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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