Meaning of the nameLuzimar
- Unisex
- Lu-zi-mar
Luzimar is a Brazilian name, male and female, ending in -mar, a formative of debated origin; the meaning of the name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Luzimar 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)
- 11,210
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,569
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,258
- people
Luzimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luzimar, 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 (3,400 people).
8,150 women 3,060 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 Luzimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luzimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.031%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.016%
- Maranhão 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Piauí 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,123 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 1,069 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 1,036 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 911 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 781 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 722 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 590 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 567 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 531 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 520 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 479 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 473 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 469 | 0.031% |
| Piauí | 436 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 301 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 243 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 185 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 148 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 129 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 95 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 66 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 55 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luzimar
Luzimar ends in -mar, a formative for which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) points to three possible origins: the Germanic element -mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese noun *mar*, 'sea'. The same dictionary analyzes Lucimar, with a C, as Luci- + -mar, and notes that -mar is the formative with the most variation between male and female names; Luzimar is given to men and women, more to women. The origin of Luzimar as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,210 people named Luzimar, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucimar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Luzimar
What does the name Luzimar mean?
The meaning of Luzimar 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 Luzimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,210 people with the first name Luzimar, which ranks it number 1,569 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luzimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Luzimar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 8,150 women and 3,060 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luzimar most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.031% of the state's population is named Luzimar (469 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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