Meaning of the nameJurandir
- Male
- Ju-ran-dir
Jurandir is a masculine name created by José de Alencar in 1865 for a character in the novel Ubirajara; the author did not reveal where he took it from.
Meaning
The meaning of Jurandir 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)
- 36,901
- Rank in Brazil
- #710
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 47,738
- people
Jurandir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jurandir, 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 (11,269 people).
796 women 36,105 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 Jurandir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jurandir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.033%
- Pernambuco 0.026%
- São Paulo 0.024%
- Rondônia 0.023%
- Mato Grosso 0.023%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,599 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 3,725 | 0.033% |
| Bahia | 3,160 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,816 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 2,334 | 0.026% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,068 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,765 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,357 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 1,319 | 0.019% |
| Pará | 981 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 848 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 832 | 0.023% |
| Maranhão | 715 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 610 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 589 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 466 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 440 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 420 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 367 | 0.023% |
| Distrito Federal | 345 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 320 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 307 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 181 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 158 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 74 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 55 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 50 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jurandir
According to Wiktionary, Jurandir was created in 1865 by José de Alencar as the name of a character in the novel Ubirajara, perhaps as a false borrowing from Old Tupi, but the author did not reveal its origin, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. Wiktionary gives Jandira as the feminine form, created in the same way in the same novel. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Guarandir, Jurandi, Jurandy and Jurandyr as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 36,901 people named Jurandir, with a median age of 55; the name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jurandir · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jurandir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Jandira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jurandir
What does the name Jurandir mean?
The meaning of Jurandir 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 Jurandir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 36,901 people with the first name Jurandir, which ranks it number 710 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jurandir a boy's or a girl's name?
Jurandir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 796 women and 36,105 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jurandir most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.033% of the state's population is named Jurandir (3,725 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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