Meaning of the nameDemerval
- Male
- De-mer-val
Demerval is a Brazilian male name that ends in -val, an element of uncertain origin, and most records are of people born between 1940 and 1970.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,224 people named Demerval, the 4,764th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Demerval 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)
- 2,224
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,764
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,919
- people
Demerval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Demerval, 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 (605 people).
0 women 2,219 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 Demerval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Demerval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.009%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 549 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 317 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 295 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 220 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 158 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 80 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Demerval
The origin of the name Demerval is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -val as of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival, used in male and female names. It is almost always a male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,224 people named Demerval, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-val) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Demerval
What does the name Demerval mean?
The meaning of Demerval 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 Demerval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,224 people with the first name Demerval, which ranks it number 4,764 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Demerval a boy's or a girl's name?
Demerval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,219 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Demerval most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.009% of the state's population is named Demerval (295 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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