Meaning of the nameJomar
- Male
- Jo-mar
Jomar is a masculine name that, in sources on Spanish and Tagalog, appears as a short form of José María.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,851 people named Jomar, the 4,032nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jomar 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)
- 2,851
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,032
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,050
- people
Jomar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jomar, 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 (790 people).
68 women 2,783 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 Jomar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jomar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 469 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 405 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 327 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 242 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 196 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 165 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 135 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 108 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 102 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 68 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jomar
Behind the Name describes Jomar as a short form of José María in Spanish use (the Philippines and Latin America), and Wiktionary records it as a Tagalog name, a diminutive or blend of José and María. Behind the Name gives the meaning of María as uncertain, so the page gives no meaning. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates that the element -mar may come from Maria, from a Germanic root meaning 'glory, fame' or from the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea', but it does not list Jomar. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,851 people named Jomar, with a median age of 50. The peak was in the 1970s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jomar · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jomar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jomar
What does the name Jomar mean?
The meaning of Jomar 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 Jomar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,851 people with the first name Jomar, which ranks it number 4,032 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jomar a boy's or a girl's name?
Jomar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 68 women and 2,783 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jomar most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jomar (196 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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