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Meaning of the nameEmir

Emir is a name of Arabic origin, from the title amīr, which means 'commander' or 'prince'.

Meaning

“commander, prince”

Source: Wiktionary: Emir · Behind the Name: Amir

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People (2022)
1,953
Rank in Brazil
#5,195
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
2,193
people

Emir in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Emir, 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 (538 people).

253 women 1,700 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 Emir is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4380.004%
Santa Catarina2620.003%
São Paulo2240.001%
Minas Gerais2020.001%
Rio de Janeiro1720.001%
Paraná1450.001%
Pará720.001%
Amazonas580.002%
Espírito Santo550.001%
Goiás430.001%
Bahia350.000%
Mato Grosso330.001%
Pernambuco300.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul300.001%
Maranhão240.000%
Rondônia240.002%
Distrito Federal220.001%
Ceará160.000%
Piauí150.001%

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

About the name Emir

Wiktionary gives emir as a word coming from the Arabic amīr, a title of prince, commander or ruler in Islamic countries, and as a masculine name in Turkish and Serbo-Croatian. Behind the Name describes it as a Turkish and Bosnian variant of Amir, 'commander' or 'prince'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,953 people named Emir, with a median age of 57, most of them male. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Emir · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Emir · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Amir · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage

Questions about the name Emir

What does the name Emir mean?

Emir means “commander, prince”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Emir in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,953 people with the first name Emir, which ranks it number 5,195 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Emir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 253 women and 1,700 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Emir?

Emir is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Emir most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Emir (438 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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