Meaning of the nameGenival
- Male
- Ge-ni-val
Genival is a male name of uncertain origin, listed among the traditional names in -val, most frequent among people born in the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Genival 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)
- 24,944
- Rank in Brazil
- #918
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 29,422
- people
Genival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genival, 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 (8,458 people).
62 women 24,882 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 Genival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.052%
- Paraíba 0.047%
- Pernambuco 0.040%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.033%
- Piauí 0.025%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,107 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 3,624 | 0.040% |
| Bahia | 2,746 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 1,871 | 0.047% |
| Alagoas | 1,622 | 0.052% |
| Maranhão | 1,547 | 0.023% |
| Pará | 1,190 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,084 | 0.033% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 957 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 904 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 800 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 755 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 540 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 524 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 438 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 429 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 344 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 266 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 248 | 0.016% |
| Rondônia | 196 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 166 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 144 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 117 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 99 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 53 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genival
The origin of Genival is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) places Genival among the traditional names ending in -val, alongside Durval and Lourival, and describes this ending as of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from those names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,944 people named Genival, with a median age of 49. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Genival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Genival
What does the name Genival mean?
The meaning of Genival 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 Genival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 24,944 people with the first name Genival, which ranks it number 918 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Genival a boy's or a girl's name?
Genival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 62 women and 24,882 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Genival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.052% of the state's population is named Genival (1,622 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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