Meaning of the nameSelmira
- Female
- Sel-mi-ra
Selmira is a Brazilian feminine name whose ending -mira comes, according to the Morfemário, from at least three possible sources; the origin of the whole name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,135 people named Selmira, the 7,592nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Selmira 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)
- 1,135
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,592
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,461
- people
Selmira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Selmira, 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 (296 people).
1,132 women 0 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 Selmira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Selmira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 516 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 169 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 112 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 59 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 42 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 34 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Selmira
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates that the ending -mira may converge from at least three sources, among them Germanic mir, 'famed, illustrious', in names such as Belmira, Palmira and Zulmira. The Dictionary also records Selma and Selmir, with Celma and Celmir as spelling variants, but the origin of the spelling Selmira is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,135 people named Selmira, with a median age of 64. The name is almost always female, and the records come mainly from people born between the 1940s and the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selmir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Selmira
What does the name Selmira mean?
The meaning of Selmira 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 Selmira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,135 people with the first name Selmira, which ranks it number 7,592 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Selmira a boy's or a girl's name?
Selmira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,132 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Selmira most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Selmira (516 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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