Meaning of the nameRisomar
- Unisex
- Ri-so-mar
Risomar is a name used by men and women in Brazil, of uncertain origin, which ends in the formative -mar.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,509 people named Risomar, the 4,408th 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 Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Risomar 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)
- 2,509
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,408
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,881
- people
Risomar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Risomar, 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 (773 people).
1,554 women 955 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 Risomar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Risomar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 471 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 303 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 289 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 286 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 201 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 155 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 152 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| 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.
About the name Risomar
The origin of Risomar is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rizomar as a spelling variant. The ending -mar is a formative in the Morfemário of the same dictionary, which points to three possible origins: Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the noun mar ('sea'). Which of them applies to Risomar is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,509 people named Risomar, with a median age of 50; most of the records are of people born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Risomar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Risomar
What does the name Risomar mean?
The meaning of Risomar 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 Risomar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,509 people with the first name Risomar, which ranks it number 4,408 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Risomar a boy's or a girl's name?
Risomar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,554 women and 955 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Risomar most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Risomar (289 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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