Meaning of the nameGiomar
- Unisex
- Gi-o-mar
Giomar is a Brazilian name, used for men and women, ending in the name-forming element -mar, common in Josemar and Lucimar.
Meaning
The meaning of Giomar is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,580
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,329
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,546
- people
Giomar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giomar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (621 people).
873 women 1,707 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 Giomar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giomar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 546 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 368 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 205 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 204 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 166 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 160 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 77 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 65 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giomar
The origin of Giomar is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -mar as an element with three possible sources: Germanic -mar ('glory, fame'), perhaps a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'. It is the element with the most variable gender: Josemar is recorded mostly as male and Lucimar mostly as female. Most records of Giomar are of people born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,580 people named Giomar, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Giomar
What does the name Giomar mean?
The meaning of Giomar is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Giomar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,580 people with the first name Giomar, which ranks it number 4,329 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Giomar a boy's or a girl's name?
Giomar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 873 women and 1,707 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Giomar most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Giomar (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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