Meaning of the nameJuarez
- Male
- Jua-rez
Juarez is a male name of uncertain origin as a given name, with the same form as the Spanish surname Juárez; Juares is the spelling with a final S.
Meaning
The meaning of Juarez 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)
- 41,015
- Rank in Brazil
- #653
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 42,811
- people
Juarez in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Juarez, 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 (12,474 people).
108 women 40,907 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 Juarez is most common
States with the highest share of people named Juarez in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.040%
- Bahia 0.033%
- Minas Gerais 0.027%
- Tocantins 0.027%
- Paraná 0.027%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,996 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,594 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 4,674 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,309 | 0.040% |
| Paraná | 3,090 | 0.027% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,994 | 0.019% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,899 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 1,515 | 0.022% |
| Pernambuco | 1,499 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 1,026 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 941 | 0.025% |
| Ceará | 929 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 778 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 773 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 717 | 0.023% |
| Paraíba | 574 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 545 | 0.020% |
| Piauí | 500 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 482 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 466 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 411 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 405 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 384 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 332 | 0.021% |
| Roraima | 69 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 55 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
It ends in Z, like the Spanish surname, and is the most recorded spelling in the group.
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 Juarez
What does the name Juarez mean?
The meaning of Juarez 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 Juarez in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 41,015 people with the first name Juarez, which ranks it number 653 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Juarez a boy's or a girl's name?
Juarez is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 108 women and 40,907 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Juarez most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.040% of the state's population is named Juarez (4,309 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Juarez?
Juares. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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