Meaning of the nameDorival
- Male
- Do-ri-val
Dorival is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -val like Durval and Lourival, most frequent among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorival 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)
- 22,712
- Rank in Brazil
- #984
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 30,006
- people
Dorival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorival, 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 (6,291 people).
67 women 22,645 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 Dorival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.024%
- Paraná 0.024%
- Tocantins 0.020%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.020%
- Santa Catarina 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,640 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 2,707 | 0.024% |
| Bahia | 1,267 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,160 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,065 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,016 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 704 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 628 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 544 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso | 501 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 395 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 380 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 309 | 0.020% |
| Pernambuco | 221 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 192 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 142 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 138 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 134 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 98 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 68 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 40 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorival
The origin of Dorival is uncertain. The same ending -val appears in Durval, Lourival and Genival, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups under that formative, also of uncertain origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,712 people named Dorival, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dorival
What does the name Dorival mean?
The meaning of Dorival 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 Dorival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,712 people with the first name Dorival, which ranks it number 984 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dorival a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 67 women and 22,645 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dorival most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.024% of the state's population is named Dorival (10,640 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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