Meaning of the nameLuizmar
- Male
- Luiz-mar
Luizmar is a Brazilian masculine name that seems to combine Luiz with the final element -mar, common in names formed in Brazil; its meaning is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,026 people named Luizmar, the 8,143rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Luizmar 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)
- 1,026
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,143
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 951
- people
Luizmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luizmar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (313 people).
21 women 1,005 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 Luizmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luizmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 340 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 227 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 46 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luizmar
The name seems to join Luiz and the element -mar. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -mar as having three possible sources: Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame'; a fragment of Maria, as Guérios suggests for Josemar; or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'. Which one applies in Luizmar is uncertain. It is an almost always male name, and most people were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,026 people named Luizmar, with a median age of 52.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-MAR) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Luizmar
What does the name Luizmar mean?
The meaning of Luizmar 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 Luizmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,026 people with the first name Luizmar, which ranks it number 8,143 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Luizmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Luizmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 1,005 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luizmar most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.005% of the state's population is named Luizmar (340 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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