Meaning of the nameJuares
- Male
- Jua-res
Juares is a spelling of the name Juarez.
Meaning
The meaning of Juares 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)
- 7,203
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,128
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,971
- people
Juares in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Juares, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,221 people).
0 women 7,190 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 Juares is most common
States with the highest share of people named Juares in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Paraná 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,434 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 1,089 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 716 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 662 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 507 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 433 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 401 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 238 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 236 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 216 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 168 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 115 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 109 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 108 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Juares
It replaces the final Z with S, a spelling that the dictionary lists among the variants of Juarez.
About the name Juarez
The origin of Juarez as a given name is uncertain. Wiktionary records Juárez as a Spanish surname, borrowed from Galician Xuárez and related to Suárez. Most of the people with this name were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 41,015 people named Juarez, with a median age of 55; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Juares, Juareis and Juareiz as spelling variants of Juarez.
Other spellings of Juarez
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Juarez | 41,015 |
| Juares | 7,203 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Juárez · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juarez · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Juares
What does the name Juares mean?
The meaning of Juares 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 Juares in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,203 people with the first name Juares, which ranks it number 2,128 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Juares a boy's or a girl's name?
Juares is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 7,190 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Juares most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Juares (1,434 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Juares?
Juarez. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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