Meaning of the nameLuara
- Female
- Lu-a-ra
Luara is a Brazilian female name formed from Lu- and the ending -ara, probably taken from names such as Jussara, and frequent mainly from the 2000s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Luara 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)
- 22,671
- Rank in Brazil
- #985
- Median age
- 9 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,203
- people
Luara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (7,001 people).
22,547 women 124 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 Luara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.023%
- Espírito Santo 0.019%
- Bahia 0.017%
- Tocantins 0.016%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,863 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,658 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 2,348 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,586 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 1,164 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 953 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 805 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 765 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 762 | 0.023% |
| Goiás | 737 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 712 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 594 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 534 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 451 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 391 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 321 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 315 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 295 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 273 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 247 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 206 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 180 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 138 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 120 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 95 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 89 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 69 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Luara as Lu + -ara and lists Luarah and Luhara as spelling variants. According to the dictionary's Morfemário (morpheme list), -ara is probably taken from traditional names such as Jussara and, although it seems Indigenous, comes from names of diverse origins, such as Jussara, from Tupi, and Cinara, from Greek; the meaning of Luara is uncertain. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,671 people named Luara, with a median age of 9, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Luara
What does the name Luara mean?
The meaning of Luara 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 Luara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,671 people with the first name Luara, which ranks it number 985 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Luara a boy's or a girl's name?
Luara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,547 women and 124 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luara most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.023% of the state's population is named Luara (762 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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