Meaning of the nameNemias
- Male
- Ne-mi-as
- Biblical name
Nemias is a spelling of the name Neemias.
Meaning
The meaning of Nemias 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)
- 2,340
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,596
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,189
- people
Nemias in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nemias, 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 (446 people).
34 women 2,306 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 Nemias is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nemias in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 291 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 281 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 213 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 161 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 145 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 83 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 58 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 49 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Nemias
Spelling without the first e of Neemias; the records range from people born in the 1940s to those born from 2020 to 2022, and almost all are male. The origin of this specific spelling is uncertain.
About the name Neemias
Neemias is the Portuguese form of the biblical name Nehemiah, which Wiktionary records as the name of a book of the Old Testament and of a governor of Judea. According to Behind the Name, the Hebrew name combines naḥam, 'to console', and yah, a shortened form of the name of God. It is almost always male, and the number of people recorded grows with each birth decade since the 1940s, with the largest group in the 2010s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,692 people named Neemias, with a median age of 20.
Other spellings of Neemias
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Neemias | 4,692 |
| Nemias | 2,340 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Neemias · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Nemias
What does the name Nemias mean?
The meaning of Nemias 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 Nemias in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,340 people with the first name Nemias, which ranks it number 4,596 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Nemias a boy's or a girl's name?
Nemias is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 34 women and 2,306 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nemias most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nemias (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nemias?
Neemias. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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