Meaning of the nameErivalda
- Female
- E-ri-val-da
Erivalda is a Brazilian feminine name whose formation is not reliably documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,681 people named Erivalda, the 5,779th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Erivalda 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)
- 1,681
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,779
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,790
- people
Erivalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erivalda, 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 (540 people).
1,663 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 Erivalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erivalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 271 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 270 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 251 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 217 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 99 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 96 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 88 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erivalda
The origin of Erivalda is uncertain. It ends in -valda, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats as the probable feminine of -valdo, of Germanic origin, but the beginning Eri- has no source. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,681 people named Erivalda, with a median age of 46. Most were born between 1960 and 1989, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erivalda
What does the name Erivalda mean?
The meaning of Erivalda 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 Erivalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,681 people with the first name Erivalda, which ranks it number 5,779 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Erivalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Erivalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,663 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erivalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Erivalda (270 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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