Meaning of the nameJocemar
- Male
- Jo-ce-mar
Jocemar is a masculine Brazilian name ending in -mar, a formative common in names in the country and of debated origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocemar 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)
- 4,759
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,831
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,407
- people
Jocemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocemar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,844 people).
147 women 4,612 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 Jocemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.016%
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Paraná 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,709 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 1,112 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 865 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 176 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 161 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 114 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 96 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 80 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocemar
The ending -mar is a common formative in Brazilian names, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil attributes three possible origins to it: a Germanic element linked to 'glória, fama' ('glory, fame'), a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word 'mar' ('sea'). The beginning Joce- has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,759 people named Jocemar, with a median age of 40, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocemar
What does the name Jocemar mean?
The meaning of Jocemar 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 Jocemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,759 people with the first name Jocemar, which ranks it number 2,831 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 147 women and 4,612 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocemar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.016% of the state's population is named Jocemar (1,709 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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