Meaning of the nameIomar
- Unisex
- I-o-mar
Iomar is a Brazilian name used for both sexes, with more male records, that ends in -mar; the origin of the whole is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,616 people named Iomar, the 5,945th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Iomar 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)
- 1,616
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,945
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,880
- people
Iomar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iomar, 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 (408 people).
387 women 1,229 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 Iomar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iomar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 255 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 209 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 184 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 146 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 65 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iomar
The ending -mar is described in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with three possible origins: Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese noun *mar*, 'sea'. The same morpheme list notes that this element appears in both male and female names. The origin of the beginning, Io-, is not documented, so no meaning is given for Iomar as a whole. Most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,616 people named Iomar, with a median age of 48; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Iomar
What does the name Iomar mean?
The meaning of Iomar 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 Iomar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,616 people with the first name Iomar, which ranks it number 5,945 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Iomar a boy's or a girl's name?
Iomar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 387 women and 1,229 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iomar most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Iomar (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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