Meaning of the nameGláuber
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Gláu-ber
Gláuber is a Brazilian masculine name that Wiktionary gives as a borrowing of the German Glauber, with most records of people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gláuber 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)
- 13,619
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,372
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,749
- people
Gláuber in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gláuber, 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 (5,690 people).
80 women 13,539 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 Gláuber is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gláuber in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.013%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
- Ceará 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,615 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,789 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,597 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 1,093 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 806 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 592 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 552 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 534 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 506 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 371 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 366 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 351 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 308 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 272 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 264 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 226 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 222 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 207 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 187 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 164 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 162 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 120 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 84 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 81 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 76 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 39 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gláuber
Wiktionary records Gláuber as a Brazilian masculine name taken from the German Glauber, which is also a surname, and Glauber, without the accent, as a variant. The original meaning of the German name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,619 people named Glauber, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in the Distrito Federal.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Gláuber · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Glauber · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Gláuber
What does the name Gláuber mean?
The meaning of Gláuber 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 Gláuber in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,619 people with the first name Gláuber, which ranks it number 1,372 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gláuber a boy's or a girl's name?
Gláuber is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 13,539 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Gláuber?
Gláuber is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Gláuber most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.013% of the state's population is named Gláuber (351 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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