Meaning of the nameOlivar
- Male
- O-li-var
Olivar is a masculine name of unclear origin, which matches the name of a city in Chile and is most frequent among people born from 1940 to 1970.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,480 people named Olivar, the 6,324th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Olivar 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)
- 1,480
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,324
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,798
- people
Olivar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olivar, 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 (397 people).
0 women 1,472 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 Olivar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olivar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 337 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 229 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 127 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 109 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 94 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 52 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olivar
The origin of Olivar as a personal name in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary lists Olivar as the name of a city in Chile, with no etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,480 people named Olivar, with a median age of 59. It is almost always a male name and, proportionally, it is most common in Pará. Almost all records are of people born up to the 1980s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Olivar · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Olivar
What does the name Olivar mean?
The meaning of Olivar 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 Olivar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,480 people with the first name Olivar, which ranks it number 6,324 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Olivar a boy's or a girl's name?
Olivar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,472 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Olivar most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Olivar (337 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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