Meaning of the nameDorivan
- Unisex
- Do-ri-van
Dorivan is a Brazilian name of uncertain origin that ends in -van, an element described in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,790 people named Dorivan, the 5,529th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorivan 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)
- 1,790
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,529
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,091
- people
Dorivan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorivan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (495 people).
304 women 1,486 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 Dorivan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorivan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 324 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 269 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 245 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 204 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 155 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 109 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 65 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 49 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorivan
The origin of the spelling Dorivan is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -van, seen in Josivan, Marivan and Ronivan, as of doubtful origin, perhaps linked to the name Ivan or to the formative -vando; Dorivan, however, does not appear among its examples. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,790 people named Dorivan, mostly male and born mostly in the 1970s and 1980s; proportionally, the name is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dorivan
What does the name Dorivan mean?
The meaning of Dorivan 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 Dorivan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,790 people with the first name Dorivan, which ranks it number 5,529 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dorivan a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorivan is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 304 women and 1,486 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dorivan most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.016% of the state's population is named Dorivan (245 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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