Meaning of the nameLeomara
- Female
- Le-o-ma-ra
Leomara is a female name of Brazilian formation, ending in -mara, a name ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil attributes to more than one possible origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,400 people named Leomara, the 6,577th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Leomara 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)
- 1,400
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,577
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,368
- people
Leomara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leomara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (455 people).
1,390 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 Leomara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leomara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 166 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 133 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 120 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 106 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 91 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 86 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 68 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leomara
The origin of Leomara is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil indicates that the ending -mara may come from a hypocoristic of Maria, from the Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or from the Tupi marã ('bad'), without deciding among these sources. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,400 people named Leomara, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leomara
What does the name Leomara mean?
The meaning of Leomara 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 Leomara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,400 people with the first name Leomara, which ranks it number 6,577 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Leomara a boy's or a girl's name?
Leomara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,390 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leomara most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Leomara (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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