Meaning of the nameJocimara
- Female
- Jo-ci-ma-ra
Jocimara is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -mara, whose exact origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,074 people named Jocimara, the 3,156th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocimara 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)
- 4,074
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,156
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,189
- people
Jocimara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocimara, 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 (1,546 people).
4,052 women 22 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 Jocimara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocimara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Paraná 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 799 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 742 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 400 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 353 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 332 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 251 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 204 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 175 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 173 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 94 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 73 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocimara
Jocimara is a name formed in Brazil, in the line of feminine names ending in -mara, such as Lucimara, Jucimara and Josimara. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that three sources may converge in this ending: a hypocoristic form of Maria, the Hebrew marah ('bitterness') and the Tupi marã ('evil'). The origin of the beginning Joci- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,074 people named Jocimara, and proportionally the name is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocimara
What does the name Jocimara mean?
The meaning of Jocimara 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 Jocimara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,074 people with the first name Jocimara, which ranks it number 3,156 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocimara a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocimara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,052 women and 22 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocimara most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.009% of the state's population is named Jocimara (332 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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