Meaning of the nameDorgival
- Male
- Dor-gi-val
Dorgival is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that ends in -val, an ending found in names such as Durval and Lourival.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorgival 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)
- 4,431
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,984
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,673
- people
Dorgival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorgival, 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 (1,403 people).
0 women 4,421 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 Dorgival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorgival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.022%
- Paraíba 0.013%
- Pernambuco 0.011%
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,008 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 701 | 0.022% |
| São Paulo | 628 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 501 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 264 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 170 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 165 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 162 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 153 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 93 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 66 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorgival
The origin of Dorgival is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the ending -val as of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival; the beginning Dorg- has no documented origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,431 people named Dorgival, with a median age of 55. Almost all were born between the 1940s and the 1980s, with the 1960s the most numerous. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Dorgival
What does the name Dorgival mean?
The meaning of Dorgival 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 Dorgival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,431 people with the first name Dorgival, which ranks it number 2,984 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dorgival a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorgival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,421 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dorgival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.022% of the state's population is named Dorgival (701 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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