Meaning of the nameIremar
- Male
- I-re-mar
Iremar is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -mar, a formative of debated origin, and the origin of the beginning Ire- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Iremar 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)
- 1,998
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,121
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,321
- people
Iremar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iremar, 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 (820 people).
114 women 1,884 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 Iremar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iremar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraíba | 320 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 266 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 184 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 182 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 143 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 140 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 83 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iremar
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives three possible origins for the formative -mar: the Germanic mar, 'glory, fame, brilliant person', a fragment of Maria, or the noun mar ('sea'), and identifies it as the formative with the greatest variation between male and female names. The origin of Ire- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,998 people named Iremar, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Iremar
What does the name Iremar mean?
The meaning of Iremar 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 Iremar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,998 people with the first name Iremar, which ranks it number 5,121 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Iremar a boy's or a girl's name?
Iremar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 114 women and 1,884 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iremar most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.008% of the state's population is named Iremar (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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