Meaning of the nameJumar
- Male
- Ju-mar
Jumar is a male name ending in -mar, an ending found in many Brazilian names; the meaning of the name as a whole is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,061 people named Jumar, the 5,008th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jumar 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)
- 2,061
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,008
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,749
- people
Jumar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jumar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (626 people).
32 women 2,029 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 Jumar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jumar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 423 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 347 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 235 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 185 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 141 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 107 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 102 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 70 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jumar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats the ending -mar as a name-forming element with three possible origins: Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', a splinter of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'. The same dictionary records the female name Jumara as formed from Ju- and -mara. The origin of Jumar is uncertain. Births peaked in the 1970s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,061 people named Jumar, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jumara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jumar
What does the name Jumar mean?
The meaning of Jumar 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 Jumar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,061 people with the first name Jumar, which ranks it number 5,008 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jumar a boy's or a girl's name?
Jumar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 32 women and 2,029 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jumar most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jumar (141 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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