Meaning of the nameErismar
- Unisex
- E-ris-mar
Erismar is a Brazilian name, used for boys and girls, that ends in -mar, an element with three possible origins according to the Morfemário.
Meaning
The meaning of Erismar 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)
- 4,167
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,115
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,630
- people
Erismar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erismar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,300 people).
1,202 women 2,965 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 Erismar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erismar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 627 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 526 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 516 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 379 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 357 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 346 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 171 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 163 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 139 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 136 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 120 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 115 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 114 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 54 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 50 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erismar
According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, the ending -mar has three possible sources: the Germanic element meaning 'glory, fame'; a possible fragment of Maria; or the noun mar, the Portuguese word for 'sea'. The same text observes that names with this ending vary in gender: Josemar tends toward male and Lucimar toward female. The origin of the beginning Eris- is not documented, and the origin of Erismar is uncertain. Erismar is used for both sexes, with more male records, and is concentrated among people born between the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,167 people named Erismar, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erismar
What does the name Erismar mean?
The meaning of Erismar 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 Erismar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,167 people with the first name Erismar, which ranks it number 3,115 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Erismar a boy's or a girl's name?
Erismar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,202 women and 2,965 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Erismar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.016% of the state's population is named Erismar (526 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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