Meaning of the nameJomara
- Female
- Jo-ma-ra
Jomara is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with more records in the 2022 Census among people born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,064 people named Jomara, the 7,937th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35.5, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jomara 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)
- 1,064
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,937
- Median age
- 35.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,148
- people
Jomara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jomara, 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 (434 people).
1,060 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 Jomara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jomara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 275 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 107 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 64 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jomara
The origin of the spelling Jomara is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -mara of female names as possibly coming from Maria (a hypocoristic form), from Hebrew marah or from Tupi marã, but it does not analyze Jomara. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,064 people named Jomara, with a median age of 35.5; it is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jomara
What does the name Jomara mean?
The meaning of Jomara 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 Jomara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,064 people with the first name Jomara, which ranks it number 7,937 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jomara a boy's or a girl's name?
Jomara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,060 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jomara most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jomara (275 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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