Meaning of the nameZilmar
- Unisex
- Zil-mar
Zilmar is a name used by men and women in Brazil, ending in the element -mar, which may come from Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', from a clipping of Maria, or from the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea'.
Meaning
The meaning of Zilmar 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)
- 6,729
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,223
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,777
- people
Zilmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zilmar, 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 (2,131 people).
3,048 women 3,681 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 Zilmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zilmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Ceará 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 867 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 653 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 601 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 574 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 565 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 537 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 463 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 397 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 269 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 232 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 218 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 175 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 164 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 151 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 137 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 116 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 114 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 113 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 56 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 45 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zilmar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Zilmar among the Brazilian names with the element -mar. According to the dictionary, this element may come from Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', be a clipping of Maria, or be the noun mar, 'ocean'. The same text notes that names with -mar vary between male and female. The beginning Zil- has no origin known with certainty. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,729 people named Zilmar, with a median age of 55.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-MAR) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zilmar
What does the name Zilmar mean?
The meaning of Zilmar 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 Zilmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,729 people with the first name Zilmar, which ranks it number 2,223 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zilmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Zilmar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,048 women and 3,681 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zilmar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Zilmar (269 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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