Meaning of the nameEdvan
- Male
- Ed-van
Edvan is a male name of uncertain origin, most frequent among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Edvan 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)
- 27,707
- Rank in Brazil
- #866
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 29,953
- people
Edvan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edvan, 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 (9,062 people).
413 women 27,294 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 Edvan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edvan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,429 | 0.031% |
| São Paulo | 3,498 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 2,456 | 0.027% |
| Maranhão | 2,454 | 0.036% |
| Pará | 1,561 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 1,372 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,349 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 1,242 | 0.031% |
| Alagoas | 1,213 | 0.039% |
| Goiás | 1,194 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 849 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 783 | 0.024% |
| Amazonas | 743 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 690 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 672 | 0.030% |
| Distrito Federal | 431 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 422 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 398 | 0.026% |
| Paraná | 356 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 328 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 291 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 269 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 210 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 149 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 132 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 124 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 92 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edvan
The origin and meaning of Edvan are not known for certain. The name begins like Edvaldo and Edvania, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups under the formative Ed-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and ends like Josivan and Marivan, listed under -van, a formative of doubtful origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,707 people named Edvan, with a median age of 39. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edvan
What does the name Edvan mean?
The meaning of Edvan 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 Edvan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,707 people with the first name Edvan, which ranks it number 866 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edvan a boy's or a girl's name?
Edvan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 413 women and 27,294 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edvan most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.039% of the state's population is named Edvan (1,213 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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