Meaning of the nameZumira
- Female
- Zu-mi-ra
Zumira is a feminine name with the ending -mira, the same as Zulmira and Palmira; the origin of the first part and of the name as a whole is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Zumira 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)
- 9,033
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,836
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,270
- people
Zumira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zumira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (2,347 people).
8,967 women 66 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 Zumira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zumira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Piauí 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Tocantins 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,024 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,083 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 800 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 589 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 436 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 423 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 392 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 375 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 324 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 300 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 261 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 246 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 242 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 231 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 225 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 173 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 161 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 142 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 114 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 106 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 102 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 102 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 39 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zumira
Zumira ends in -mira, a name-forming element for which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) points to at least three possible origins: Germanic mir, 'famed, illustrious', Arabic mir, 'prince', and Polish mir, 'peace'. The same ending appears in traditional names such as Zulmira, Palmira and Belmira, cited in the Morfemário. The origin of the first part Zu- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,033 people named Zumira, with a median age of 70. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mir, -mira, -miro) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zumira
What does the name Zumira mean?
The meaning of Zumira 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 Zumira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,033 people with the first name Zumira, which ranks it number 1,836 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Zumira a boy's or a girl's name?
Zumira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,967 women and 66 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zumira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Zumira (1,083 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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