Meaning of the nameDurvalina
- Female
- Dur-va-li-na
Durvalina is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -ina and resembling the masculine name Durval.
Meaning
The meaning of Durvalina 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)
- 5,614
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,536
- Median age
- 72 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,010
- people
Durvalina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Durvalina, 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 (1,627 people).
5,583 women 31 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 Durvalina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Durvalina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.006%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,439 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 768 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 733 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 439 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 175 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 169 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 139 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 124 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 121 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 109 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Durvalina
The origin of Durvalina is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981), who considers the masculine name Durval an alteration of Dorval, coming through French. The Morfemário of the same dictionary describes the ending -ina as coming from the Latin -ina, a diminutive affix. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,614 people named Durvalina, with a median age of 72. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. Almost all of these people were born before 1970, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Durval · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Durvalina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Durvalina
What does the name Durvalina mean?
The meaning of Durvalina 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 Durvalina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,614 people with the first name Durvalina, which ranks it number 2,536 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Durvalina a boy's or a girl's name?
Durvalina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,583 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Durvalina most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Durvalina (2,439 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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