Meaning of the nameSimara
- Female
- Si-ma-ra
Simara is a Brazilian feminine name with the formation Si- + -mara, according to the Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil.
Meaning
The meaning of Simara is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,693
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,231
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,450
- people
Simara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Simara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,354 people).
6,663 women 30 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 Simara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Simara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Pará 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,064 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 818 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 768 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 510 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 460 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 459 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 347 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 302 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 264 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 235 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 204 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 142 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 135 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 119 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 112 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 100 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 94 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 63 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 62 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 57 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 56 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Simara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates the formation Si- + -mara and lists Symara as a spelling variant. For the element -mara, the Morfemário of the same dictionary points to at least three possible sources: a hypocoristic form of Maria, the Hebrew marah, 'bitterness', and the Tupi marã, 'bad'. The origin of Si- is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,693 people named Simara, with a median age of 35. Almost all are women, and most were born between 1970 and 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Simara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Simara
What does the name Simara mean?
The meaning of Simara is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Simara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,693 people with the first name Simara, which ranks it number 2,231 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Simara a boy's or a girl's name?
Simara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,663 women and 30 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Simara most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.007% of the state's population is named Simara (510 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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