Meaning of the nameUbirajara
- Male
- Tupi origin
- U-bi-ra-ja-ra
Ubirajara is a male name of Tupi origin; Behind the Name translates it as 'lord of the spear', and Wiktionary links it to an ancient Indigenous people.
- People (2022)
- 11,106
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,583
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,517
- people
Ubirajara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ubirajara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,966 people).
57 women 11,049 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 Ubirajara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ubirajara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.015%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Bahia 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,444 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 1,830 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 1,646 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,327 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 637 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 542 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 406 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 244 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 243 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 232 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 192 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 172 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 151 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 116 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 91 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ubirajara
Behind the Name explains Ubirajara as 'lord of the spear', from Tupi ybyrá, 'wood, stick, spear', and îara, 'lord'. Wiktionary gives another reading: the name comes from ubirajara, the designation of an Indigenous people now extinct, from Old Tupi ybyraîara, from ybyrá, 'stick', and îara, 'bearer', citing Navarro's Dicionário de tupi antigo; according to the entry, its use as a personal name became popular with the novel Ubirajara, by José de Alencar. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,106 people named Ubirajara, with a median age of 56; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Ubirajara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Ubirajara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: ybyraîara (Old Tupi) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ubirajara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ubirajara
What does the name Ubirajara mean?
Ubirajara means “lord of the spear”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ubirajara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,106 people with the first name Ubirajara, which ranks it number 1,583 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ubirajara a boy's or a girl's name?
Ubirajara is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 57 women and 11,049 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ubirajara?
Ubirajara is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ubirajara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.015% of the state's population is named Ubirajara (2,444 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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