Meaning of the nameEderval
- Male
- E-der-val
Ederval is a Brazilian male name that the Morfemário lists among those formed with Ed(e)-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth', and with -val.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,019 people named Ederval, the 8,183rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ederval 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)
- 1,019
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,183
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,182
- people
Ederval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ederval, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (416 people).
0 women 1,016 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 Ederval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ederval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 309 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 119 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ederval
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Ederval among the names with the formative Ed-/Ede-, from Anglo-Saxon Germanic ead ('wealth, goods'), and among the names with -val, a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from Durval and Lourival. Since one of the parts has an uncertain origin, the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,019 people named Ederval, with a median age of 50; most were born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ederval · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ederval
What does the name Ederval mean?
The meaning of Ederval 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 Ederval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,019 people with the first name Ederval, which ranks it number 8,183 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ederval a boy's or a girl's name?
Ederval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,016 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ederval most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ederval (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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