Meaning of the nameEdivan
- Male
- E-di-van
Edivan is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, most frequent among those born in the 1980s and, proportionally, in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Edivan 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)
- 22,748
- Rank in Brazil
- #982
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,041
- people
Edivan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edivan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (7,242 people).
426 women 22,322 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 Edivan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edivan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,758 | 0.020% |
| Pará | 2,372 | 0.029% |
| São Paulo | 2,367 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 2,088 | 0.031% |
| Piauí | 1,091 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 1,082 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 1,018 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 957 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 832 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 711 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 701 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 666 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 620 | 0.041% |
| Paraná | 617 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 613 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 593 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 570 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 497 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 435 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 410 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 383 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 294 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 281 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 238 | 0.032% |
| Acre | 198 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 197 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 159 | 0.025% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edivan
The origin of Edivan is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes two elements common in Brazilian names that match the beginning and the end of Edivan: Ed-/Edi-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'riches, goods', found in Edvaldo and Edinaldo, and -van, of doubtful origin, found in Elivan, Josivan and Lucivan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,748 people named Edivan, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always male, gained strength among those born in the 1970s and 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edivan
What does the name Edivan mean?
The meaning of Edivan 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 Edivan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,748 people with the first name Edivan, which ranks it number 982 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edivan a boy's or a girl's name?
Edivan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 426 women and 22,322 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edivan most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.041% of the state's population is named Edivan (620 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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