Meaning of the nameEdival
- Male
- E-di-val
Edival is a Brazilian male name formed, according to the country's dictionary of names in use, from Edi- plus -val.
Meaning
The meaning of Edival 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)
- 4,180
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,107
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,756
- people
Edival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edival, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,173 people).
0 women 4,166 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 Edival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Ceará 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Alagoas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 786 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 372 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 355 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 349 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 211 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 194 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 191 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 182 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 180 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 161 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 152 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 135 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 135 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 128 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 74 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 66 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edival
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the formation of Edival as Edi- + -val, with Edval as a spelling variant. According to the Morfemário of the same project, Edi- is a fragment of names with the Anglo-Saxon Germanic root ead, 'wealth, goods', such as Edgar and Eduardo. The origin of the ending -val, however, is uncertain: the Morfemário notes that it may be a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival. It is almost always a male name, concentrated among people born in the 1950s to 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,180 people named Edival, with a median age of 54.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edival
What does the name Edival mean?
The meaning of Edival 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 Edival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,180 people with the first name Edival, which ranks it number 3,107 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edival a boy's or a girl's name?
Edival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,166 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edival most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.006% of the state's population is named Edival (194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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