Meaning of the nameIzamara
- Female
- I-za-ma-ra
Izamara is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, which seems to combine the elements Iza- and -mara, and is most often recorded among people born in the 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,550 people named Izamara, the 4,363rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Izamara 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)
- 2,550
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,363
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,423
- people
Izamara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Izamara, 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 (1,237 people).
2,543 women 0 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 Izamara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Izamara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 359 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 313 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 203 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 174 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 126 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 113 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 97 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 71 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 70 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 66 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Izamara
The origin of Izamara is uncertain. The name seems to combine two elements described in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil): Iza-, a probable shortening of Isabel or Izabel, and -mara, with three hypotheses of origin: a reduced form of Maria, Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or Tupi marã ('bad'). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,550 people named Izamara, with a median age of 26. The name is almost always female, and the most common decade of birth is the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Izamara
What does the name Izamara mean?
The meaning of Izamara 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 Izamara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,550 people with the first name Izamara, which ranks it number 4,363 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Izamara a boy's or a girl's name?
Izamara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,543 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Izamara most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Izamara (203 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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