Meaning of the nameVolmar
- Male
- Vol-mar
Volmar is a masculine name ending in -mar, an element with more than one possible origin, and has records concentrated in the 1950s to 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Volmar 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)
- 2,497
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,427
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,895
- people
Volmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Volmar, 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 (736 people).
0 women 2,483 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 Volmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Volmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,439 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 350 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 241 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 100 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 49 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Volmar
The origin of the name Volmar is uncertain. According to the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the element -mar may come from Germanic (meaning 'glory, fame'), be detached from Maria, or be the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,497 people named Volmar, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Volmar
What does the name Volmar mean?
The meaning of Volmar 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 Volmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,497 people with the first name Volmar, which ranks it number 4,427 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Volmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Volmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,483 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Volmar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Volmar (1,439 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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