Meaning of the nameAderval
- Male
- A-der-val
Aderval is a Brazilian masculine name, recorded since before 1940 and with more records among people born in the 1950s to 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,487 people named Aderval, the 6,302nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Aderval 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)
- 1,487
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,302
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,885
- people
Aderval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aderval, 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 (359 people).
0 women 1,483 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 Aderval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aderval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 312 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 244 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 186 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 175 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 114 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aderval
The origin of Aderval is uncertain. The morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives Ade- as a probable fragment of names such as Aderbal and -val as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from Durval and Lourival, but the formation of Aderval is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,487 people named Aderval, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ade-, -val) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Aderval
What does the name Aderval mean?
The meaning of Aderval 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 Aderval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,487 people with the first name Aderval, which ranks it number 6,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Aderval a boy's or a girl's name?
Aderval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,483 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Aderval most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Aderval (114 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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