Meaning of the nameDalvina
- Female
- Dal-vi-na
Dalvina is a Brazilian female name ending in -ina, a suffix of Latin origin; the beginning of the name has no documented origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Dalvina 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)
- 6,490
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,290
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,467
- people
Dalvina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dalvina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,802 people).
6,457 women 33 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 Dalvina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dalvina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.007%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Piauí 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 962 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 927 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 550 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 481 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 419 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 392 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 313 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 286 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 280 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 213 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 200 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 157 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 153 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 144 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 133 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 115 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 111 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 89 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dalvina
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin, widely used in Brazilian female names such as Adalvina and Edvaldina. The origin of the beginning Dalv- in the name Dalvina is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,490 people named Dalvina, with a median age of 64. The name is almost always female, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dalvina
What does the name Dalvina mean?
The meaning of Dalvina 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 Dalvina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,490 people with the first name Dalvina, which ranks it number 2,290 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dalvina a boy's or a girl's name?
Dalvina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,457 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dalvina most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.010% of the state's population is named Dalvina (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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