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Meaning of the nameJusara

Jusara is a spelling of the name Jussara, which means “name of a palm tree (Euterpe edulis), from Tupi îuçara, 'thorny, that pricks'”.

Meaning

“name of a palm tree (Euterpe edulis), from Tupi îuçara, 'thorny, that pricks'”

Meaning of the name Jussara, of which Jusara is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Jussara

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People (2022)
5,364
Rank in Brazil
#2,613
Median age
43 years
2010 Census
7,090
people

Jusara in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jusara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,202 people).

5,344 women 20 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 Jusara is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.006%
  3. Paraíba 0.004%
  4. Paraná 0.004%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul7800.007%
São Paulo6330.001%
Rio de Janeiro5230.003%
Minas Gerais5080.003%
Bahia4730.003%
Santa Catarina4250.006%
Paraná4210.004%
Pernambuco2010.002%
Paraíba1540.004%
Espírito Santo1320.003%
Amazonas1290.003%
Goiás1210.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul1020.004%
Mato Grosso970.003%
Pará880.001%
Distrito Federal850.003%
Ceará830.001%
Rio Grande do Norte790.002%
Sergipe790.004%
Rondônia740.005%
Piauí470.001%
Alagoas450.001%
Tocantins270.002%
Acre270.003%
Maranhão150.000%

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

The spelling Jusara

Written with a single S between vowels, in place of the SS of Jussara; it is also, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

About the name Jussara

Wiktionary derives Jussara from Old Tupi îusara, and Behind the Name explains the name through the palm tree Euterpe edulis, from Tupi îuçara, 'thorny, that pricks'. Jussara is also the name of municipalities in Bahia and Paraná. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,835 people named Jussara, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul, and Soledade's dictionary records Gussara as a spelling variant.

Other spellings of Jussara

SpellingPeople (2022)
Jussara63,835
Jusara5,364

Sources

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

Questions about the name Jusara

What does the name Jusara mean?

Jusara means “name of a palm tree (Euterpe edulis), from Tupi îuçara, 'thorny, that pricks'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jussara, of which Jusara is a spelling.

How many people are named Jusara in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,364 people with the first name Jusara, which ranks it number 2,613 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Jusara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,344 women and 20 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jusara?

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

In which Brazilian state is Jusara most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jusara (780 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Jusara?

Jussara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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