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Meaning of the nameJurema

Jurema is a Tupi female name, the name of thorny trees of the genus Mimosa, from Old Tupi îurema, from 'thorn' and 'bad smell'.

Meaning

“thorny tree with a bad smell”

Source: Wiktionary: Jurema · Behind the Name: Jurema

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People (2022)
23,066
Rank in Brazil
#973
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
28,648
people

Jurema in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jurema, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (6,874 people).

22,957 women 109 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 Jurema is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jurema in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.056%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.039%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.026%
  4. Paraná 0.018%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.010%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio de Janeiro6,2230.039%
Rio Grande do Sul6,1100.056%
São Paulo3,0590.007%
Paraná2,0440.018%
Santa Catarina1,9470.026%
Bahia6810.005%
Minas Gerais6500.003%
Pará4530.006%
Mato Grosso3790.010%
Espírito Santo2420.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul2320.008%
Goiás2170.003%
Distrito Federal1680.006%
Rio Grande do Norte1060.003%
Maranhão1000.002%
Pernambuco760.001%
Amazonas670.002%
Amapá560.008%
Piauí510.002%
Rondônia510.003%
Ceará410.001%
Tocantins290.002%
Paraíba280.001%
Sergipe210.001%
Roraima150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jurema

Wiktionary traces Jurema to Old Tupi îurema, 'thorny tree with a bad smell', formed from îu, 'thorn', and rema, 'bad smell'. Behind the Name explains the name as that of shrubs and trees of the genus Mimosa, in a word of Tupi origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,066 people named Jurema, with a median age of 62. The name is almost always female, peaked among women born in the 1950s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Jurema · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Jurema · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jurema · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Jurema

What does the name Jurema mean?

Jurema means “thorny tree with a bad smell”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Jurema in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,066 people with the first name Jurema, which ranks it number 973 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Jurema a boy's or a girl's name?

Jurema is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,957 women and 109 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jurema?

Jurema is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jurema most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.056% of the state's population is named Jurema (6,110 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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