Meaning of the nameDernival
- Male
- Der-ni-val
Dernival is a modern Brazilian male name ending in the name-forming element -val, and whose meaning is not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,260 people named Dernival, the 4,710th 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 Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Dernival 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)
- 2,260
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,710
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,781
- people
Dernival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dernival, 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 (630 people).
0 women 2,257 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 Dernival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dernival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 915 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 412 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 387 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 71 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dernival
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -val as a name-forming element of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Durval and Lourival, and cites Machado (1981) on Lourival as a typical arbitrary creation, used more in Brazil. The origin of the spelling Dernival is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,260 people named Dernival, with a median age of 54. The records are concentrated in the 1950s to 1970s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dernival
What does the name Dernival mean?
The meaning of Dernival 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 Dernival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,260 people with the first name Dernival, which ranks it number 4,710 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dernival a boy's or a girl's name?
Dernival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,257 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dernival most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.019% of the state's population is named Dernival (412 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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