Meaning of the nameBeneval
- Male
- Be-ne-val
Beneval is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that ends in -val and appears mostly among people born from 1950 to 1989.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 797 people named Beneval, the 9,702nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Beneval 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)
- 797
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,702
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,075
- people
Beneval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Beneval, 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 (206 people).
0 women 792 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 Beneval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Beneval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 147 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 90 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 26 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| 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 Beneval
The origin of Beneval is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says the formative -val has an uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment taken from names such as Durval and Lourival, and lists Florival among the traditional names with this ending. The name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 797 people named Beneval, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-val) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Beneval
What does the name Beneval mean?
The meaning of Beneval 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 Beneval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 797 people with the first name Beneval, which ranks it number 9,702 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Beneval a boy's or a girl's name?
Beneval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 792 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Beneval most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Beneval (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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