Meaning of the nameOsmair
- Male
- Os-mair
Osmair is a male name spelled close to Osmar, which the Dictionary explains as Os-, the name of a Germanic god, plus -mar, 'famous'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,820 people named Osmair, the 3,295th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Osmair 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)
- 3,820
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,295
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,323
- people
Osmair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osmair, 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 (1,106 people).
65 women 3,755 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 Osmair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osmair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.007%
- Goiás 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,274 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 798 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 434 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 418 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 234 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 154 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 73 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 55 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osmair
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981) for Osmar: of Germanic origin, formed by Os-, the name of a god in Germanic mythology, and -mar, 'famous'. Osmair is spelled similarly, but the link with Osmar is not documented, and the origin of the spelling Osmair is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,820 people named Osmair, with a median age of 50. The name is almost always male, and most of the people were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osmar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Osmair
What does the name Osmair mean?
The meaning of Osmair 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 Osmair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,820 people with the first name Osmair, which ranks it number 3,295 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Osmair a boy's or a girl's name?
Osmair is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 65 women and 3,755 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Osmair most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.007% of the state's population is named Osmair (798 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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