Meaning of the nameLucimara
- Female
- Lu-ci-ma-ra
Lucimara is a Brazilian female name formed from Luci-, probably a fragment of Lúcia, and -mara, an ending for which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives three origins.
Meaning
The meaning of Lucimara 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)
- 46,291
- Rank in Brazil
- #598
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 49,818
- people
Lucimara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucimara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (16,062 people).
46,114 women 177 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 Lucimara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucimara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.055%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.041%
- São Paulo 0.040%
- Santa Catarina 0.030%
- Espírito Santo 0.028%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 17,889 | 0.040% |
| Paraná | 6,242 | 0.055% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,204 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,942 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 2,515 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,314 | 0.030% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,316 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,133 | 0.041% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,055 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso | 874 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 554 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 512 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 510 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 498 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 413 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 383 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 306 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 302 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 259 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 209 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 209 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 204 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 197 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 111 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 57 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 39 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucimara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Lucimara as Luci- + -mara and records Lucymara as a spelling variant. According to the project's Morphemary, Luci- was probably taken from names such as Lúcia, and -mara may come from three sources: an affectionate form of Maria, the Hebrew marah, 'bitterness', or the Tupi marã, 'bad'. With these readings left open, the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 46,291 people named Lucimara, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always female, most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucimara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lucimara
What does the name Lucimara mean?
The meaning of Lucimara 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 Lucimara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 46,291 people with the first name Lucimara, which ranks it number 598 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lucimara a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucimara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 46,114 women and 177 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lucimara most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.055% of the state's population is named Lucimara (6,242 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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