Meaning of the nameJarbas
- Male
- Jar-bas
Jarbas is a male name of uncertain origin, with two syllables, with most records among people born in the 1970s and already present before 1940.
Meaning
The meaning of Jarbas 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)
- 12,961
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,418
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,473
- people
Jarbas in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jarbas, 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 (3,144 people).
45 women 12,916 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 Jarbas is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jarbas in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Minas Gerais 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Alagoas 0.010%
- Bahia 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,135 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 2,100 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,182 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,160 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,058 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 635 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 524 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 521 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 393 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 380 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 365 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 298 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 294 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 293 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 278 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 260 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 213 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 183 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 163 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 108 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 103 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 99 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 75 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jarbas
The origin of the name Jarbas is uncertain. It is a two-syllable form ending in -s, and it has no other spellings in this group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,961 people named Jarbas, with a peak among those born in the 1970s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name appears among people born before 1940, is almost always male, and became much less frequent among those born from the 2000s onward.
Questions about the name Jarbas
What does the name Jarbas mean?
The meaning of Jarbas 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 Jarbas in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,961 people with the first name Jarbas, which ranks it number 1,418 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jarbas a boy's or a girl's name?
Jarbas is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 45 women and 12,916 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jarbas most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Jarbas (1,160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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