Meaning of the nameEdvam
- Male
- Ed-vam
Edvam is a Brazilian masculine name that begins with the element Ed-, common in names formed in the country; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 976 people named Edvam, the 8,429th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edvam 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)
- 976
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,429
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,614
- people
Edvam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edvam, 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 (308 people).
21 women 955 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 Edvam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edvam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 112 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 108 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 78 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edvam
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the element Ed-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', in Brazilian names such as Edvaldo and Edmilson, and the ending -van, of doubtful origin, in names such as Djavan and Josivan. The origin of the spelling Edvam, with -m, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 976 people named Edvam, with a median age of 40. Most were born between the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edvam
What does the name Edvam mean?
The meaning of Edvam 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 Edvam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 976 people with the first name Edvam, which ranks it number 8,429 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edvam a boy's or a girl's name?
Edvam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 955 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edvam most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Edvam (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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