Meaning of the nameCristovan
- Male
- Cris-to-van
Cristovan is a masculine name with a final -n, similar to Cristovam and Cristóvão; the meaning of this spelling is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,030 people named Cristovan, the 8,126th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Cristovan 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)
- 1,030
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,126
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,052
- people
Cristovan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cristovan, 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 (205 people).
0 women 1,024 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 Cristovan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cristovan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 101 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 74 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 55 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cristovan
Cristovan recalls Cristovam, which Wiktionary lists among the alternative forms of Cristóvão. Cristóvão comes from Latin Christophanus, a variant of Christophorus, from Greek, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil glosses it as 'one who carries Christ'. The spelling Cristovan, however, does not appear in these entries, and no meaning of its own is assigned to it here. It is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,030 people named Cristovan, with a median age of 46.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cristóvão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristóvão · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cristovan
What does the name Cristovan mean?
The meaning of Cristovan 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 Cristovan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,030 people with the first name Cristovan, which ranks it number 8,126 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Cristovan a boy's or a girl's name?
Cristovan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,024 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cristovan most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Cristovan (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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