Meaning of the nameEdval
- Male
- Ed-val
Edval is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, that recalls Edvaldo; it is most frequent among people born from 1950 to 1980.
Meaning
The meaning of Edval 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)
- 3,852
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,276
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,646
- people
Edval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edval, 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 (1,101 people).
0 women 3,840 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 Edval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Ceará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 926 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 514 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 309 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 212 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 211 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 205 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 188 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 177 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 143 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 97 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 90 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 68 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 46 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edval
The origin of the spelling Edval is uncertain. Edvaldo, a similar name, is described by Behind the Name as a possible Portuguese form of Eadwald, or as a name created from Ed- and -valdo. In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Ed- comes from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and the formative -val is of uncertain origin, perhaps a remnant of names such as Durval and Lourival; Ederval is among the examples. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,852 people named Edval, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Edvaldo · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edval
What does the name Edval mean?
The meaning of Edval 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 Edval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,852 people with the first name Edval, which ranks it number 3,276 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edval a boy's or a girl's name?
Edval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,840 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edval most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Edval (212 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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