Meaning of the nameSelmar
- Unisex
- Sel-mar
Selmar is a Brazilian name ending in -mar, used for both genders and more frequent among men, with people born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,087 people named Selmar, the 7,804th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Selmar 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)
- 1,087
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,804
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,250
- people
Selmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Selmar, 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 (353 people).
121 women 966 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 Selmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Selmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 610 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 55 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 46 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 24 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Selmar
According to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -mar can have three origins: the Germanic element mar, 'glory, fame, bright person', as in Ademar and Osmar; an abbreviation of Maria; or the Portuguese noun mar, 'ocean'. The dictionary notes that this is the formative with the greatest variation between masculine and feminine names. The meaning of Selmar is uncertain, because no source describes the beginning of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,087 people named Selmar, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Selmar
What does the name Selmar mean?
The meaning of Selmar 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 Selmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,087 people with the first name Selmar, which ranks it number 7,804 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Selmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Selmar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 121 women and 966 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Selmar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Selmar (610 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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