Meaning of the nameDijalma
- Male
- Di-jal-ma
Dijalma is a male name recorded as a graphic variant of Djalma, a name of obscure origin according to Machado's dictionary.
Meaning
The meaning of Dijalma 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)
- 4,733
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,841
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,939
- people
Dijalma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dijalma, 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 (1,294 people).
134 women 4,599 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 Dijalma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dijalma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,259 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 795 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 542 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 285 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 269 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 225 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 157 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 140 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 123 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 103 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 90 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 72 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 72 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 26 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dijalma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Dijalma and Dejalma as graphic variants of Djalma. For Djalma, the dictionary cites Machado (1981), who considers the origin obscure and rejects Guérios's Germanic hypothesis. The Morfemário treats Deja-, Dija- and Dja- as a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from Dejanira, and lists Brazilian names such as Dijalmir, Dijalva and Djalmir. The name is almost always male and was most frequent among people born in the 1950s to 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,733 people named Dijalma, with a median age of 54.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Djalma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Dja-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dijalma
What does the name Dijalma mean?
The meaning of Dijalma 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 Dijalma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,733 people with the first name Dijalma, which ranks it number 2,841 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dijalma a boy's or a girl's name?
Dijalma is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 134 women and 4,599 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dijalma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Dijalma (795 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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