Meaning of the nameDermival
- Male
- Der-mi-val
Dermival is a masculine Brazilian name ending in -val, a formative of uncertain origin that the Morfemário links to names such as Durval and Lourival.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,361 people named Dermival, the 6,714th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Dermival 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)
- 1,361
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,714
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,702
- people
Dermival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dermival, 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 (388 people).
0 women 1,357 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 Dermival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dermival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 675 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 286 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 55 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 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 Dermival
The ending -val is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival, and finds it in Brazilian names such as Josival, Lucival and Marival. The origin of the beginning Dermi- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,361 people named Dermival, with a median age of 58; almost all are men, and most were born from 1950 to 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-VAL) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dermeval · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Dermival
What does the name Dermival mean?
The meaning of Dermival 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 Dermival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,361 people with the first name Dermival, which ranks it number 6,714 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dermival a boy's or a girl's name?
Dermival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,357 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dermival most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Dermival (675 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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