Meaning of the nameDorvina
- Female
- Dor-vi-na
Dorvina is an almost always female name of uncertain origin, which ends in -ina and has no records of people born after the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 768 people named Dorvina, the 9,932nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorvina 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)
- 768
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,932
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,202
- people
Dorvina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorvina, 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 (213 people).
767 women 0 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 Dorvina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorvina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 259 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 73 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 70 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorvina
The origin of the spelling Dorvina is uncertain. It ends in -ina, an affix of Latin origin that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes in names such as Adalvina and Edvaldina. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born between the 1940s and the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 768 people named Dorvina, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Dorvina
What does the name Dorvina mean?
The meaning of Dorvina 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 Dorvina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 768 people with the first name Dorvina, which ranks it number 9,932 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Dorvina a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorvina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 767 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dorvina most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Dorvina (259 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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