Meaning of the nameJassiara
- Female
- Jas-si-a-ra
Jassiara is a Brazilian female name ending in -ara, an ending found in Jaciara and Jussara, traditional names of Tupi origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 938 people named Jassiara, the 8,654th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33.5, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jassiara 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)
- 938
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,654
- Median age
- 33.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,179
- people
Jassiara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jassiara, 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 (317 people).
935 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 Jassiara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jassiara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 204 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 111 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jassiara
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates that -ara was probably taken from names such as Jussara, and notes that Jussara and Jaciara come from Tupi, Cinara from Greek and Chiara from Italian. The origin of the spelling Jassiara is uncertain. The largest group was born in the 1990s, and the records are almost always women. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 938 people named Jassiara. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jassiara
What does the name Jassiara mean?
The meaning of Jassiara 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 Jassiara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 938 people with the first name Jassiara, which ranks it number 8,654 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jassiara a boy's or a girl's name?
Jassiara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 935 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jassiara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jassiara (204 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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