Meaning of the nameJosemar
- Male
- Jo-se-mar
Josemar is a male name that, according to Guérios, joins José with an abbreviation of Maria and is most frequent among people born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Josemar 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)
- 28,300
- Rank in Brazil
- #854
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 29,931
- people
Josemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josemar, 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 (9,476 people).
638 women 27,662 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 Josemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.039%
- Bahia 0.031%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.024%
- Pernambuco 0.023%
- Espírito Santo 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,409 | 0.031% |
| São Paulo | 3,750 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,372 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 2,038 | 0.023% |
| Paraná | 1,948 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,714 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,640 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 1,541 | 0.039% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,361 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 1,104 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 963 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 856 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 776 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso | 734 | 0.020% |
| Pará | 409 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 383 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 370 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 355 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 258 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 247 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 217 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 216 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 201 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 185 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 140 | 0.022% |
| Acre | 76 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 37 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josemar
For Guérios, cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Josemar is a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria; Behind the Name describes it as a short form of José Maria. The Morfemário of the same dictionary notes that the ending -mar has other possible sources, such as Germanic -mar, 'fame', but cites Josemar as the case in which Guérios sees Maria. The meaning of Maria is not known for certain, so the name has no single meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 28,300 people named Josemar, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Josemar · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josimar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Josemar
What does the name Josemar mean?
The meaning of Josemar 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 Josemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,300 people with the first name Josemar, which ranks it number 854 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Josemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 638 women and 27,662 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josemar most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.039% of the state's population is named Josemar (1,541 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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