Meaning of the nameDinalva
- Female
- Di-nal-va
Dinalva is a feminine name with the ending -nalva, the same as Ednalva and Marinalva; the origin of the first part and of the name as a whole is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Dinalva 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)
- 12,282
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,481
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,313
- people
Dinalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dinalva, 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 (3,690 people).
12,224 women 58 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 Dinalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dinalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.027%
- Tocantins 0.021%
- Pará 0.010%
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Mato Grosso 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,860 | 0.027% |
| São Paulo | 2,218 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,008 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 827 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 619 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 547 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 488 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 377 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 328 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 315 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 239 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 204 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 169 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 121 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 120 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 114 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 72 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 66 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 54 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dinalva
Dinalva ends in -nalva, a name-forming element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups with -alva and -dalva and explains as perhaps coming from Latin alba, the feminine of albus, 'white, bright'. The same ending appears in Brazilian names such as Ednalva, Lucinalva and Marinalva, listed in the Morfemário. The origin of the first part is uncertain, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,282 people named Dinalva, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-alva, -dalva, -nalva) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dinalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Dinalva
What does the name Dinalva mean?
The meaning of Dinalva 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 Dinalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,282 people with the first name Dinalva, which ranks it number 1,481 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dinalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Dinalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,224 women and 58 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dinalva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.027% of the state's population is named Dinalva (3,860 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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