Meaning of the nameIsamara
- Female
- I-sa-ma-ra
Isamara is a female name of uncertain origin, whose beginning Isa- recalls Isabel and whose ending -mara has several proposed origins.
Meaning
The meaning of Isamara 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)
- 5,595
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,543
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,947
- people
Isamara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isamara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,470 people).
5,566 women 29 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 Isamara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isamara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,163 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 897 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 453 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 351 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 284 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 276 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 255 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 211 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 193 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 177 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 172 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 128 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 125 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 118 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 96 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 74 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 70 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 49 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isamara
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that the element Isa- is probably a fragment taken from given names such as Isabel. For -mara, the same dictionary points to at least three possible sources: a hypocoristic form of Maria, Hebrew marah, 'bitterness', and Tupi marã, 'bad'. Since there is no single explanation, the meaning of Isamara is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,595 people named Isamara, with a median age of 26; the 1990s are the most frequent decade. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Isa-, -mara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Isamara
What does the name Isamara mean?
The meaning of Isamara 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 Isamara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,595 people with the first name Isamara, which ranks it number 2,543 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Isamara a boy's or a girl's name?
Isamara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,566 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Isamara most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Isamara (255 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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