Meaning of the nameDorvalino
- Male
- Dor-va-li-no
Dorvalino is a masculine name ending in -ino, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin; the origin of the beginning of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorvalino 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)
- 3,579
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,455
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,503
- people
Dorvalino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorvalino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,080 people).
0 women 3,564 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 Dorvalino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorvalino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Paraná 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 968 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 464 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 457 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 379 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 330 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 320 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 147 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 133 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 104 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 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 Dorvalino
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formative -ino as a diminutive suffix from Latin. For -val, it points to an uncertain origin, perhaps a remnant of names such as Durval or Lourival. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. Almost always male, it appears mainly among people born from the 1940s to the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,579 people named Dorvalino, with a median age of 68.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ino, -val) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Durvalino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Dorvalino
What does the name Dorvalino mean?
The meaning of Dorvalino 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 Dorvalino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,579 people with the first name Dorvalino, which ranks it number 3,455 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dorvalino a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorvalino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,564 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dorvalino most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Dorvalino (968 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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