Meaning of the nameErinalva
- Female
- E-ri-nal-va
Erinalva is a Brazilian female name ending in -nalva, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil perhaps links to Latin alba, 'white, bright'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,647 people named Erinalva, the 5,867th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Erinalva 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)
- 1,647
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,867
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,768
- people
Erinalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erinalva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (571 people).
1,644 women 0 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 Erinalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erinalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 222 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 198 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 193 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 174 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 161 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 118 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erinalva
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the element -alva, -nalva, found in names such as Marinalva and Lucinalva, and says it perhaps comes from Latin alba, feminine of albus, 'white, bright'. The origin of Eri- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,647 people named Erinalva, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erinalva
What does the name Erinalva mean?
The meaning of Erinalva 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 Erinalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,647 people with the first name Erinalva, which ranks it number 5,867 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Erinalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Erinalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,644 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erinalva most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.006% of the state's population is named Erinalva (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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