Meaning of the nameOlmiro
- Male
- Ol-mi-ro
Olmiro is a Brazilian male name ending in -miro, an element of disputed origin; the name itself has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,062 people named Olmiro, the 7,950th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Olmiro 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)
- 1,062
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,950
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,568
- people
Olmiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olmiro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (333 people).
0 women 1,059 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 Olmiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olmiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 830 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olmiro
The ending -miro appears in names such as Delmiro and Edelmiro, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says it may come from at least three sources: the Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious', the Arabic mir, 'prince', or the Polish mir, 'peace'. For Olmiro itself, the origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,062 people named Olmiro, with a median age of 68. It is almost always a male name, and no one recorded was born after the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-MIR, -MIRA, -MIRO) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Olmiro
What does the name Olmiro mean?
The meaning of Olmiro 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 Olmiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,062 people with the first name Olmiro, which ranks it number 7,950 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Olmiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Olmiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,059 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Olmiro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Olmiro (830 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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