Meaning of the nameUbiratã
- Male
- Tupi origin
- U-bi-ra-tã
Ubiratã is a male name of Tupi origin, formed from ybyrá, "tree", and atã, "hard", and used by José de Alencar as the name of a plant.
- People (2022)
- 1,018
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,190
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 939
- people
Ubiratã in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ubiratã, 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 (278 people).
0 women 1,015 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 Ubiratã is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ubiratã in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 215 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 174 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 128 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ubiratã
According to Wiktionary, Ubiratã is a pseudo-borrowing from Old Tupi, formed from ybyrá ("tree") and atã ("hard"), probably coined by the writer José de Alencar, who used the word as the name of a plant, supposedly the pau-ferro, in the novels Iracema and Ubirajara. Ubiratã is also the name of a municipality in Paraná. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,018 people named Ubiratã, almost always male and with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ubiratã · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Ubiratã
What does the name Ubiratã mean?
Ubiratã means “hard wood (from ybyrá, 'tree', and atã, 'hard')”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Ubiratã in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,018 people with the first name Ubiratã, which ranks it number 8,190 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ubiratã a boy's or a girl's name?
Ubiratã is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,015 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Ubiratã?
Ubiratã is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ubiratã most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ubiratã (215 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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