Meaning of the nameJosemara
- Female
- Jo-se-ma-ra
Josemara is a Brazilian female name formed from José and the element -mara; since -mara has several possible origins, the meaning of the whole is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,810 people named Josemara, the 4,073rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Josemara 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)
- 2,810
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,073
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,933
- people
Josemara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josemara, 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 (1,166 people).
2,800 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 Josemara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josemara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 642 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 478 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 294 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 232 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 219 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 206 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 131 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 97 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josemara
Josemara seems to join José and -mara. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Josemar as a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria, according to Guérios, and gives three possible origins for -mara: a hypocoristic of Maria, the Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or the Tupi marã ('bad'). Since no source indicates which applies to this name, the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,810 people named Josemara, almost always women, most of them born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josemara
What does the name Josemara mean?
The meaning of Josemara 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 Josemara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,810 people with the first name Josemara, which ranks it number 4,073 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josemara a boy's or a girl's name?
Josemara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,800 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josemara most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.004% of the state's population is named Josemara (478 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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