Meaning of the nameJussimara
- Female
- Jus-si-ma-ra
Jussimara is a feminine Brazilian name of modern formation, with the ending -mara; the meaning of the whole is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,311 people named Jussimara, the 6,895th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jussimara 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)
- 1,311
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,895
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,295
- people
Jussimara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jussimara, 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 (453 people).
1,303 women 0 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 Jussimara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jussimara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 300 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 239 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 165 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 131 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 80 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jussimara
The origin of the name Jussimara is uncertain. It ends in -mara, an ending of Brazilian names such as Jucimara, Rosimara and Josimara; the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives for this ending up to three possible sources: a hypocoristic form of Maria, Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or Tupi marã ('bad'). The Dictionary analyzes Jucimara as Juci- + -mara and classifies it as a Brazilianism. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,311 people named Jussimara, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always female, the 1980s are the most frequent birth decade and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jucimara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jussimara
What does the name Jussimara mean?
The meaning of Jussimara 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 Jussimara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,311 people with the first name Jussimara, which ranks it number 6,895 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jussimara a boy's or a girl's name?
Jussimara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,303 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jussimara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jussimara (239 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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