Meaning of the nameDorvalina
- Female
- Dor-va-li-na
Dorvalina is a Brazilian female name ending in -ina, a diminutive suffix from Latin; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorvalina 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)
- 4,495
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,954
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,466
- people
Dorvalina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorvalina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (1,266 people).
4,467 women 28 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 Dorvalina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorvalina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 814 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 736 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 633 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 533 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 470 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 334 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 187 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 168 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 166 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 128 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 80 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorvalina
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a diminutive suffix from Latin, present in traditional names such as Cristina and Valentina and in Brazilian names such as Edvaldina and Francelina. The origin of the beginning Dorval- is not documented, so the meaning of the name is left undefined. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,495 people named Dorvalina. Almost all were born before 1980, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dorvalina
What does the name Dorvalina mean?
The meaning of Dorvalina 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 Dorvalina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,495 people with the first name Dorvalina, which ranks it number 2,954 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Dorvalina a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorvalina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,467 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dorvalina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Dorvalina (814 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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