Meaning of the nameDerneval
- Male
- Der-ne-val
Derneval is a Brazilian male name ending in -val, a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Durval and Lourival.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,003 people named Derneval, the 8,266th 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 Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Derneval 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)
- 1,003
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,266
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,308
- people
Derneval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Derneval, 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 (288 people).
0 women 1,000 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 Derneval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Derneval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 495 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 108 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Derneval
The ending -val is a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Durval and Lourival, according to the Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which lists Ederval and Josival among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of the beginning Der- and of Derneval as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,003 people named Derneval, with a median age of 54. The name is almost always male, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Derneval
What does the name Derneval mean?
The meaning of Derneval 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 Derneval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,003 people with the first name Derneval, which ranks it number 8,266 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Derneval a boy's or a girl's name?
Derneval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,000 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Derneval most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Derneval (495 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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