Meaning of the nameVolmir
- Male
- Vol-mir
Volmir is a Brazilian male name that ends in -mir, a formative of several possible origins, and whose beginning Vol- has no documented origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Volmir is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,482
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,291
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,100
- people
Volmir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Volmir, 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 (3,048 people).
21 women 6,461 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 Volmir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Volmir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.038%
- Santa Catarina 0.018%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,101 | 0.038% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,366 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 564 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 142 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 87 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 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 Volmir
Volmir ends in -mir, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains through three possible sources: Germanic mir, 'famed, illustrious', Arabic mir, 'prince', and Polish mir, 'peace'. The origin of the beginning Vol- is uncertain, as is the meaning of the whole name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,482 people named Volmir, almost always men and born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. 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 Volmir
What does the name Volmir mean?
The meaning of Volmir is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Volmir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,482 people with the first name Volmir, which ranks it number 2,291 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Volmir a boy's or a girl's name?
Volmir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 6,461 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Volmir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.038% of the state's population is named Volmir (4,101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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