Meaning of the nameValdemira
- Female
- Val-de-mi-ra
Valdemira is a Brazilian female name whose elements, Vald- and -mira, have several possible origins; the meaning of the name as a whole is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,641 people named Valdemira, the 3,412th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdemira 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)
- 3,641
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,412
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,324
- people
Valdemira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdemira, 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 (797 people).
3,613 women 28 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 Valdemira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdemira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.007%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 987 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 436 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 352 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 205 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 202 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 119 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 111 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 108 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 90 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 79 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdemira
According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the element Vald- has more than one possible origin, among them Gothic balths, "bold", and walt, "powerful", and -mira may come from Germanic mir, "famous, illustrious", from Arabic mir, "prince", or from a third source. The meaning of Valdemira as a whole is not known for certain. Most of the people recorded were born before 1970. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,641 people named Valdemira, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdemira
What does the name Valdemira mean?
The meaning of Valdemira 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 Valdemira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,641 people with the first name Valdemira, which ranks it number 3,412 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdemira a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdemira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,613 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdemira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Valdemira (987 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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