Meaning of the nameDogival
- Male
- Do-gi-val
Dogival is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, ending in -val, like Durval and Lourival.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,598 people named Dogival, the 6,001st 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 Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Dogival 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)
- 1,598
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,001
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,208
- people
Dogival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dogival, 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 (535 people).
0 women 1,592 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 Dogival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dogival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 339 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 282 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 172 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 102 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 90 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dogival
The origin of Dogival is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -val, in its morpheme list, as an ending of uncertain origin, perhaps split off from names such as Durval and Lourival. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,598 people named Dogival, with a median age of 54. It is almost always a male name, recorded mainly among those born from 1950 to 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-VAL) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dogival
What does the name Dogival mean?
The meaning of Dogival 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 Dogival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,598 people with the first name Dogival, which ranks it number 6,001 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dogival a boy's or a girl's name?
Dogival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,592 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dogival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Dogival (172 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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