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Meaning of the nameValcimar

Valcimar is a Brazilian male name ending in -mar, an element of possibly Germanic origin; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,013 people named Valcimar, the 8,215th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Meaning

The meaning of Valcimar 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)
1,013
Rank in Brazil
#8,215
Median age
44 years
2010 Census
1,157
people

Valcimar in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Valcimar, 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 (320 people).

87 women 926 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 Valcimar is most common

States with the highest share of people named Valcimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.007%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Amazonas2860.007%
Espírito Santo1100.003%
Rio de Janeiro1070.001%
Minas Gerais630.000%
São Paulo530.000%
Goiás480.001%
Acre460.006%
Paraná450.000%
Pará430.001%
Rondônia300.002%
Ceará240.000%
Santa Catarina230.000%
Maranhão180.000%
Roraima160.003%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Valcimar

Valcimar ends in -mar, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to up to three origins: the Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'; the same entry lists Gilcimar among the names with -mar. The beginning Val- is perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,013 people named Valcimar, with a median age of 44. It is almost always a man's name.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Valcimar

What does the name Valcimar mean?

The meaning of Valcimar 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 Valcimar in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,013 people with the first name Valcimar, which ranks it number 8,215 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Valcimar a boy's or a girl's name?

Valcimar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 87 women and 926 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Valcimar most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Valcimar (286 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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